The Ontario government is crying foul as a bill taking aim at logging in the boreal forest moves through California’s state house. The law, called AB 416, would require contractors working for the state to prove that products coming from boreal and tropical regions respect the rights of Indigenous people and aren’t linked to forest destruction. …In response, Ontario, Alberta and Quebec and the Consulate General of Canada have decried the bill in letters to California legislators. …The legislation wouldn’t restrict California from sourcing forest products from the boreal forest. But it would require state contractors to ensure that if they are, the wood wasn’t harvested while violating Indigenous peoples’ right to free, prior and informed consent. The bill would also restrict state contractors from buying products that come from boreal forests that haven’t been logged before. …The push has been backed by environmentalists on both sides of the border and a group of investors representing US$1.6 trillion in assets.