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[472] Mr. Ballantyne, then holding the position of DIAND Director of Renewable Resources in
Yukon, responded to Mr. Monty’s concerns on June 16 th . This memorandum was entered as Exhibit
P-44. Mr. Ballantyne reassured Mr. Monty that sustainable forestry would not be compromised and
directed him to raise these issues at the next meeting.
[473] Mr. Kennedy, Head Policy and Industry Forester, wrote to his supervisor, Mr. Monty, on
2010 FC 495 (CanLII)
June 18 th . This memorandum was entered as Exhibit P-45. Mr. Kennedy expressed his concerns
with the THA process. Specifically, he was concerned that the instructions that were provided in
how to proceed, were being ignored. He also expressed concern about the manner in which
consultation was being used to delay the process.
[474] In Exhibit P-45, Mr. Kennedy, the DIAND Head Policy and Industry Forester, clearly
accepted that the preliminary TSA was a short-term wood supply analysis. He further accepts that a
THA based solely on the short-term wood supply was not economically viable for the mills nor
capable of supporting the development of the infrastructure necessary to access the long-term wood
supply. Mr. Kennedy strongly suggested that he wanted these problems to be communicated.
[475] There is no evidence that SYFC, or the forest industry in general, was ever told about these
concerns.