Guest 8:46, I was able to say pretty much the same things (if you bothered to read) without insulting Geoff.

Geoff, removing control from the accounting department is a pretty distant solution, as the accounting department is the key to whether we have jobs or not. The problem with legislation is the political slow pace, the corporate stalling and threatening (we'll take the jobs away), and the rejection of science.

I repeat, single species softwood stands, the easiest and most economical option, are not a good solution at all, ever. In fact, tree plantations are IMO the wrong direction entirely. It is in fact a better option to just leave the deforested acreage fallow, including deadfalls and wood trash, which allows a natural mix and succession of plants and trees, and wildlife, to recover the area. The pulp industry doesn't like that because it is more expensive to harvest mixed growth forest.

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have been subject to all the downsides of the forestry industry - poisonous sprays, broken ecosystems, destroyed waterways, wildlife depletion, and poor air quality.