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Article: Building a future for Quebec, but not Ontario.(ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- April 1, 2008
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A major policy paper in Quebec could save Northern Ontario a lot of time. The document is called "Forests: Building a Future for Quebec." It is Quebec's blueprint for digging itself out of the forestry crisis.
Quebec is facing a crisis in its forestry sector, almost as serious as the one we face in Northern Ontario. The Quebec government started its search for answers more than five years ago. A commission headed by top civil servant Guy Coulombe submitted a report in 2004, and the government began to take action in 2005. In 2007, they held a summit on the future of the forest. This year, they have issued their plan. Ontario might be wise to start its planning by ...