A big reason the BC government is against this is because it would take a significant amount of land out of the timber harvesting land base for both BC Timber Sales and other licensees, which in turn directly affects revenue sharing agreements with local First Nations.

If you see the BC Government oppose something like this, it’s almost always because there’s a First Nation somewhere who’s losing money and doesn’t want their agreements messed with.

Probably worth mentioning that I work directly with such agreements and the decision makers who look at forestry and lands issues

It’s 100% about precedent. They don’t want to acknowledge that they have a responsibility to compensate, especially since they’re fighting a legal battle with the government right now to try to prove that very point.

Based on how GTA V went I think it’s fair to say that the team working on monetization is far bigger than the team making the single player content lol

I’d be really curious to see how Trek is seen in bigwig offices. Do they see potential worth investing in, or do they see it as a dead franchise?