Press Releases

Avrim Lazar, President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) will address the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources today as part of its study of Bill C-288, An Act to ensure Canada meets its global climate change obligations under the Kyoto Protocol. He will call on the government to use 1990 as its base year for calculation of emissions reductions because anything less sends a message to good corporate citizens that environmental responsibility is not recognized and is indeed penalized by making it more advantageous to wait for regulation.

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed the government’s action to move forward on back to work legislation to bring to an end the ongoing strike by CN’s freight conductors and switching yard employees. The industry encouraged all parliamentarians to support this legislation to prevent further disruption to the economy.

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today responded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report, Climate Change 2007: Impact, Adaptation and Vulnerability, by urging more rapid action on the part of all industry sectors and governments to address the impact that climate change is already having on Canada’s ecosystems.

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today commended the Government of Canada on the announcement of measures to combat the spread of mountain pine beetle as it tracks eastward across Canada. The $25 million fund will assist in activities related to salvaging of infested trees, removal of pine forests suitable for beetle infestation and breeding and the completion of geographic maps to better target the beetle spread threat.

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) today welcomed initiatives in today’s Federal Budget that will enhance the competitiveness of Canada’s manufacturing sector through an accelerated Capital Cost Allowance (CCA).