MP Richard Ccannings

Federal backbench MPs normally only get one kick at the can to bring a private member’s bill or motion forward for debate and a vote in each Parliament. MP Richard Cannings has decided to use his one chance for a bill supporting the forestry industry in his South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding. Cannings’ bill promotes the use of wood in federal infrastructure projects. …Bill C-354 had its first hour of debate in the House of Commons on Nov. 27. If passed, the bill would require the federal government to consider the use of wood in federal infrastructure projects, taking into account the associated costs and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by using wood products.