I, John Allan, hereby declare as follows:
1. I am a former senior official of the Government of British Columbia, having served four times as Deputy Minister, including Acting Deputy Minister (1990) and Deputy Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources from 1990-1993 and Deputy Minister, Environmental Assessment Office (1993-1996) and Land Use Coordination Office (1995-1996), Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks (1996-1997), and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Forests (1997-1999), in each case reporting to the Premier’s Office. I am currently a private consultant to government and industry on forest sector issues with my own consulting firm, John Allan Consulting, Ltd. My date of birth is [_______________] and I reside at [_______________________].