Now this just landed in my mail box 184 University profd signing a letter to scrap the forest plan. Here it is. OPEN LETTER TO NEW BRUNSWICK DNR MINISTER PAUL ROBICHAUD May 15, 2014 Dear Minister Robichaud: We in the academic community of New Brunswick are deeply concerned about recent announcements and actions by the provincial government regarding forest policy in the province. Specifically, we believe there has been a lack of proper consultation and transparent consideration of scientific evidence regarding: (i) the proposed Strategy for Crown Lands Forest Management that seeks to increase wood supply by approximately 20% for softwoods; and (ii) the JDI agreement (contract) that commits the province to provide JDI with specific wood supply quantities over the next 25 years. Based on the information to date, we now appear to have a strategy which was formulated behind closed doors, has serious conservation shortcomings, has questionable socio-economic benefits for the public, limits the government’s ability to shape future forest policy, and potentially compromises government’s management oversight of the public forest. Furthermore, it is difficult to see how this strategy addresses issues identified in the various forestry task force reports and government-sponsored studies prepared in recent years, and how (if at all) the recommendations of these reports and studies are being implemented. We therefore call on the government to immediately halt its current course of action, assemble the collective wisdom that has been accumulated over the past number of years through reports/studies and academic research, and revisit the strategy. To effectively revisit the strategy, the government needs to responsibly inform the public of its proposed course of action and engage them in the planning process. To this end, we request that the government forthwith: 1. Provide full details on the proposed Crown lands forest management strategy that outlines the logic, rationale, tradeoffs, and technical underpinnings that were considered. 2. Provide a full disclosure of the JDI contract, or convincing explanations of why certain clauses have been deemed confidential. Contracts with other licensees should be released before signature. 3. Engage appropriate parties in an open and constructive way to modify the current strategy and agreement so as to retain some of its intended benefits while removing the sources of the most justifiable and serious concerns. 4. Extend the intended timeline to approve the Crown lands forest management strategy as needed to ensure that the policy has the support of the public. 1 We believe that, if such actions are taken by the provincial government, it will help ensure that New Brunswick’s Crown forests are managed sustainably for current and future generations. Sincerely, From the University of New Brunswick: Jason Addison (Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Bill Anderson (Instructor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Jennifer Andrews (Professor and Chair, Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Paul Arp (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); John Ball (Professor and Acting Dean of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Dale Ballucci (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Tom Beckley (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); David Bell (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Mustapha Ibn Boamah (Assistant Professor of Economics , Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Charles Bourque (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Gary Bowden (Professor, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); M. T. Bradley (Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Jeffrey S. Brown (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Tracy Carr (Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Lee Chalmers (Associate Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); 2 Ying Hei Chui (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Wendy Churchill (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Denise Clark (Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus; Bryan Crawford (Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Rick Cunjak (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, and Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Les Cwynar (Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Edward Czerwinski (Instructor and Technical Team Leader, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Mehmet Dalkir (Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Patty Deitch (Senior Teaching Associate, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Tony Diamond (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, and Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Christopher John Doran (Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Mike Duffy (Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Marc Duhamel (Vaughan Chair in Regional Economics, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); C. Adam Dyker (Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Michael Farnworth (Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Graham Forbes (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, and Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); David Frank (Professor, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); 3 Katherine Frego (Professor Biology, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Frances Fullerton (Senior Teaching Associate in Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Grace Getty (Professor Emerita, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Jasen Golding (Senior Teaching Associate, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Michael Haan (Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Population and Social Policy, Depts. of Economics/Sociology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Katy Haralampides (Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Rod Hill (Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Virginia Hill (Professor of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Jeff Houlahan (Professor of Biology, Environmental Biology Coordinator, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Paul Howe (Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Jula Hughes (Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Lee Jolliffe (Professor of Hospitality and Tourism, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Miriam Jones (Associate Professor of English, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Owen Kaser (Associate Professor of Computer Science, Faculty of Science Applied Science and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); James Kennedy (Instructor in Engineering, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); John Kershaw (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); 4 Marek Krasowski (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Van Lantz (Professor and Acting Dean, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Robert Larmer (Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Janice Lawrence, Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Debra Lindsay (Associate Professor of History, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Alison Luke (Instructor in Sociology, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); David MacLean (Professor and Former Dean, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Chowdhury Shameem Mahmoud (Assistant Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Greg Marquis (Professor of History, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Charlene Mayes (Senior Instructor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Dianne McCormack (Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Fan-Rui Meng (Professor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Rob Moir (Associate Professor of Economics and Chair of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Sasha Mullally (Associate Professor, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Tony Myatt (Professor, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Obed Nkunzimana (Professor of French, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); 5 Nicole OByrne (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); William Parenteau (Professor, Department of History, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Karen Pearlston (Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Peregrine Riley (Senior Teaching Associate and Chair of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Mary Rimmer (Professor, Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Wendy Robbins (Professor, Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Judy Ann Roy (Assistant Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Campus); Brian Sergeant (Senior Teaching Associate, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Reginald G. Sheppard (Associate Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Norman Siebrasse (Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Ian Smith (Professor Emerita, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Edith Snook (Professor, Department of English, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Yolanda Spithoven (Instructor and Outreach Services Coordinator, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); George Stoica (Professor of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Jon Thompson (Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Kira Tomsons (Instructor in Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Stephen Turnbull (Senior Teaching Associate in Biology, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); 6 Melanie Wiber (Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Lucy Wilson (Associate Professor of Geology and Geography, Faculty of Science, Applied Science, and Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John campus); Judith Wuest (Professor Emerita, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Bong Yoo (Retired Professor, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Hilary Young (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Weiqiu Yu (Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); Vince Zelazny (Instructor, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus); From Saint Thomas University: Mary Lou Babineau (Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages, St. Thomas University); Alexandra Bain (Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, St. Thomas University); Clive Baldwin (Professor of Social Work and Canada Research Chair in Narrative Studies, St. Thomas University); Rusty Bitterman, (Professor, Department of History, St. Thomas University); Kelly Bronson (Assistant Professor, Science and Technology Studies, St. Thomas University); Linda Caissie (Associate Professor, Department of Gerontology, St. Thomas University); Brian Carty (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, St. Thomas University); Roland Chrisjohn (Associate Professor, Department of Native Studies, St. Thomas University); Dawne Clarke (Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, St. Thomas University); Christine Cornell (Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, St. Thomas University); Brad Cross (Associate Professor, Department of History, St. Thomas University); Csilla Dallos (Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, St. Thomas University); 7 Dennis Desroches (Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, St. Thomas University); Stewart Donovan (Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, St. Thomas University); Michael Fleming (Lecturer, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University); Cecilia Francis (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Romance Languages, St. Thomas University); Erin Fredericks (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University); Jeannette Gaudet (Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages, St. Thomas University); Michael George (Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, St. Thomas University); James Gilbert-Walsh (Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, St. Thomas University); Claire Goggin (Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, St. Thomas University); Carla Gunn (Lecturer, Department of Psychology, St. Thomas University); Dev Gupta, (Professor, Department of Economics, St. Thomas University); Sylvia Hale (Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University); Matthew Hayes (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University); Nancy Higgins (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Thomas University); Jane Jenkins (Associate Professor, Science and Technology Studies, St. Thomas University); Michelle Lafrance (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Thomas University); Susan Machum (Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Rural Social Justice, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University); Kathleen McConnell (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of English Language and Literature, St. Thomas University); Chris McCormick (Professor and Acting Chair, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, St. Thomas University); Joan McFarland (Professor, Department of Economics, St. Thomas University); 8 Sharon Murray (Associate Professor and Director, School of Education, St. Thomas University); Andrea Bear Nicholas (Chair of Studies in Aboriginal Cultures of Atlantic Canada, St. Thomas University); Thomas Parkhill (Professor, Department of Religious Studies, St. Thomas University); Stephen Pidwysocky (Lecturer, Department of Criminology and Social Justice, St. Thomas University); Suzanne Prior (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Thomas University); Craig Proulx (Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, St. Thomas University); Marilee Reimer (Professor, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University); Karen Robert (Associate Professor, Department of History, St. Thomas University); Matthew Robinson (Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, St. Thomas University); Dawn Sadoway (Assistant Professor, Department of Fine Arts, St. Thomas University); Jean Sauvageau (Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, St. Thomas University); Josephine Savarese (Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminology Justice, St. Thomas University); Andrew Secord (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, Saint Thomas University); Derek Simon (Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, St. Thomas University); Monika Stelzl (Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, St. Thomas University); Peter Toner (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology, St. Thomas University); Tony Tremblay (Professor and Canada Research Chair, Department of English, St. Thomas University); Deborah van den Hoonard (Professor, Department of Gerontology, St. Thomas University); Robin Vose (Associate Professor, Department of History, St. Thomas University); Luc Walhain (Associate Professor, Department of History, St. Thomas University); Carey Watt (Associate Professor, Department of History, St. Thomas University); 9 Shaunda Wood (Associate Professor, School of Education, St. Thomas University); From the Université de Moncton: Hector Adegbidi (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Richard Barry (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Luc Bégin (Professor, Sciences, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Martin Beland (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Samira Belyazid (Professor, Éducation et lettres, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Yacine Benahmed (Chargé d’enseignement, Baccalauréat en gestion de l’information, Université de Moncton, campus de Shippagan); Jean-Marie Binot (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); René Blais (Professor, Administration et Sciences Humaines, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Jean-Yves Blanchette (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Anne Charon (Professor, Sciences Infirmières, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Patricia Cormier Anne Charon (Professor, Sciences Infirmières, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Lacina Coulibaly (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Anne Fauré (Professor, Université de Moncton, Campus de Shippagan); Sylvain Fiset (Professor, Administration et Sciences humaines, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Pierrick Labbé (Professor, Administration et Sciences humaines, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Nicole Lang (Professor, Administration et Sciences Humaines, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Robert Levesque (Professor, Éducation et lettres, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Gaétan Moreau (Associate Professor, Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, campus de Moncton); 10 Blanca Navarro Pardiñas (Professor, Éducation et lettres, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Alain Patoine (Professor, Université de Moncton, Campus de Shippagan); Renée Guimond-Plourde (Professor, Éducation et lettres, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Roger Roy (Professor and Acting Director, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Michel Soucy (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Éric Trudel (Professor, Éducation et lettres, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Luc Vigneault (Professor, Administration et Sciences humaines, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); Marc-André Villard (Professor, Département de Biologie, Université de Moncton, campus de Moncton); Stephen Wyatt (Professor, École de Foresterie, Université de Moncton, campus d’Edmundston); From Mount Allison University: Michael Fox (Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University); Steven Law (Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Mount Allison University); Mario Levesque (Assistant Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University); Geoff Martin (Assistant Professor, part time, Department of Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University); Loralea Michealis (Associate Professor Department of Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University); Ben Phillips (Lecturer, Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University); Tim Reiffenstein (Professor and Head, Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University); David Thomas (Associate Professor and Head, Department of Politics and International Relations, Mount Allison University); Bradley Walters (Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University); 11 From the Maritime College of Forest Technology: Rod Cumberland (Instructor, Maritime College of Forest Technology); Gareth Davies (Instructor, Maritime College of Forest Technology); Rob Neish (Instructor, Maritime College of Forest Technology); Gerald Redmond (Executive Director, Maritime College of Forest Technology); Julie Singleton (Instructor, Maritime College of Forest Technology); Robert Whitney (Executive Director [Retired], Maritime College of Forest Technology); 12
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