As forestry representatives gather in Vancouver for the annual COPI convention Global News Morning speaks with Kurt Niquidet of the BC Council of Forest Industries about the importance of the sector in B.C.’s overall fiscal health.

Additional video coverage from the CBC: B.C.’s forestry sector ‘in crisis’ amid 45% U.S. tariffs: economist As the B.C. softwood lumber sector continues to face struggles on two fronts — punishing U.S. duties and a complex regulatory regime in the province — a convention in Vancouver is looking at what the province can control to prevent more job losses in the sector. Kurt Niquidet, vice-president and chief economist at the Council of Forest Industries, said there’s a push to diversify products and exports.