M-298 Forestry industry

That, in the opinion of the House, the government should consider helping the forestry industry integrate new bio-technologies with traditional forest products with the goal of promoting the increased use of clean energy, higher employment, and more rapid economic recovery by implementing the following measures: (a) developing a made-in-Canada clean energy action plan that will help Canada become a clean energy economy and advance the development of Canadian technology; (b) creating a repayable revolving fund that addresses the need for capital investment in clean energy; (c) establishing a capital investment tax credit to encourage private sector investment in a new, integrated forest products industry; (d) expanding and extending existing government programs that drive the integration of clean technology in the forest products industry; and (e) increasing investment in research, development and innovation.