Mr. Speaker, I welcome the new member to the House. For his benefit and that of others who are new, I want to do a quick walk down memory lane. There have been Conservatives in the House who have been warning about the problems of bad forest management for a very long time. I will give as one example Jim Eglinski, former Conservative member for Yellowhead, who asked a question on June 16, 2017. Highlighting the pine beetle infestation, he said:
Much of the forest is dead or dying. The dead trees are a tremendous fuel load that present a significant risk to the community of Jasper.
Residents are concerned for their own safety and that of the visitors...
Will the member recognize that this question, asked eight years ago and not responded to, shows what a failure the government has been on forest management? He says the government will be there. Does he recognize that the government needs to face up to its own failures and address the issue of forest management, which was barely mentioned in his speech?