Thursday, April 28, 2011

Forest Tenure Bill Still Troubling



The Ontario Forest Industries Association is again expressing disappointment with the McGuinty Government and its handling of the Forest Tenure Reform bill.

Spokesperson Scott Jackson says no one is happy with it.

"There was an overwhelming concern with the speed at which this bill is moving forward," says Jackson, and a very clear request, in our opinion, from a variety of stakeholders that this needed to be slowed down in order to make sure we get it right."

The Government has filed a time allocation motion that would fast track the bill and eliminate further debate at the committee level.