Limited hope for resolution to historic Canada-U.S. softwood lumber spat, say stakeholders, MPs

Canada has been without a softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. since the 2006 pact lapsed in 2015.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng launched a Chapter 10 dispute under CUSMA on Aug. 29 against the U.S.'s countervailing tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

September 6, 2022

As Ottawa embarks on a trade challenge of American countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports, there is a glimmer of hope that both sides can reach a negotiated settlement to resolve the longstanding dispute. Softwood lumber has long been a trade irritant along the 49th pa...

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