Friday, July 31, 2020, Afternoon — Committee A
Curious way to look at the export issue. So once again, policy comes in and then suddenly: "Oops, conditions have changed, I guess we didn't think through a policy in terms of what it was, so we're pulling back and making adjustments." I guess, once again as the Premier said, in recognizing that there are unintended consequences of policy approaches. I also find it curious that the minister think through policy in terms of what it was, so we're pulling back and making adjustments." I guess, once again, as the Premier said, we're recognizing that there are unintended consequences of policy approaches. I also find it curious that the minister recognizes that there need to be log exports through B.C. Timber Sales that match up with log exports on the private side, or on the other tenure side, to be able to validate the market pricing system, Yet all of the rhetoric by the Premier and the party and the minister about wanting to eliminate log exports would seem to fly in the face of the statement that the minister had just said. But that being the case, politics is politics, I suppose, as opposed to the reality of governing and making decisions. I'm curious with regards to B.C. Timber Sales and the new fee in lieu that came in place. What has the impact been so far on the bidding that has gone forward on B.C. Timber Sales? I've heard reports of –– not so much of late. Obviously, there is a lot of interest of late, but over the last year, year and a half, in many of B.C. Timber Sales blocks going no bid before the implementation of the new fee in lieu as well as afterwards. So I'm curious what the analysis is associated with the impacts of the new fee in lieu on B.C. Timber Sales.
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