Susan Holt

New Brunswick’s forestry industry is feeling the pain of US tariffs and the difficult economic environment, leading stakeholders to say Ottawa’s $500 million in support isn’t enough. …The loan guarantee will “ensure that companies have the financing and the credit support that they need to maintain and restructure their operations during this period of transformation,” Carney said. …Kimberly Jensen, Carleton-Victoria Forest Products Marketing Board manager, says the federal government’s latest move won’t be enough to help New Brunswick’s struggling industries. “When you spread that (financial support) across the 10 provinces and the territories, it’s not going to go very far.” …The president of the New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners says the current economic climate is “total chaos.” …New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said, “These are companies that are losing business, that are losing clients, and we need to get them the competitive dollars,” she said.