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House Hansard - 168

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 10, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Mar/10/23 11:52:54 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, on March 1, Paper Excellence got its hands on Resolute Forest Products, a forestry industry giant that controls 25% of Quebec forests. If a buyer were to revitalize Resolute, which was investing very little in modernizing its facilities, that would be a good thing. However, an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, which includes CBC/Radio-Canada, gives us cause to doubt. Paper Excellence has ties to Asia Pulp & Paper, a corporation with dubious practices that is financed by the Chinese government. We want to know if the government did the necessary checks to ensure that the Chinese government is not indirectly controlling one-quarter of Quebec's forest resources.
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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Mario Simard (Jonquière, BQ)
  • Mar/10/23 11:54:14 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, that is not the issue, but all right. Better forestry development, increased processing and new products to replace oil will be key to having a prosperous and renewable carbon-neutral economy. However, that is not the business model of Asia Pulp & Paper. It does as little processing as possible and sends kraft pulp directly to China. The jobs and value added are in China. What conditions did the government impose on Paper Excellence to protect our paper mills and to ensure that Quebec's forests generate profits in Quebec, and not in China?
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