Public Forests, Public Returns

OTTAWA—The Ontario government must implement far-reaching forestry and hydro reforms if it is truly serious about safeguarding Northern communities and thousands of woodworking jobs, says a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

“The Ontario forestry sector needs to undergo fundamental change—change that encourages higher-value manufacturing, change that empowers communities by giving them a direct stake in forest resources and revenues, and change that firmly addresses the gaping disparity in hydro costs in the province,” says CCPA resource policy analyst