Canada needs to protect its…

Canada needs to protect its land and trees and resources. One thing we learned during the pandemic is how dependent we are on China and other countries for our basic needs. Allowing our resources to be exploited and depleted is BAD SCIENCE.

Has anyone running this biomass industry been in a "managed Forest" These barren tree farms are devoid of birds because the so called low value rotting trees provide habitat for birds and other diverse creatures that process fallen trees into to rich soils. There is no undergrowth. Mosquitos swarm in dense masses because there are no birds to eat them.

The forest "management" plants only "cash crop trees" and the the whole diversity of the ecosystem is lost. Then the products of the forest industry are shipped overseas and lost forever. The biomass plan includes old growth trees that cannot be replaced in under 50 years or more.

Canada needs to develop its technology and manufacturing and intellectual property resources. We depend on China for pharmaceuticals and basic health supplies such as masks and gloves and hospital gowns and surgical instruments and medicines.
Cutting down forests to heat China and run nuclear plants and produce electricity for other countries is NOT sustainable and will make us a dependent sub culture of China serving their needs.