Mr. Mark Carlin:

There could certainly be one licence for the phases. There could be a phase of a licence for afforestation and putting in a road. There could be a phase of licensing for thinning. The thinning is not going to change, so one can get a licence to cover that period. There could also be a licence to cover the clear fell and reforestation period. We need to approach it much more holistically in terms of projects. One of the other significant challenges with which we have to deal is wind blow and pest. We have to make sure that whatever regulation we have at the other end, we can respond very quickly. Some other European countries have not been able to respond in that regard. We need to make sure that when the regulations are streamlined, they are able to deal with some of those events.

The Senator also asked a question on a perceived bias-----