#softwood lumber

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Canada broadens pushback on 'unfair, unjust' U.S. softwood lumber duties | CBC News

Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is launching challenges under the North American free-trade deal as well as before the U.S. Court of Inte

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is broadening its pushback against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is launching challenges under the North American free-trade deal as well as before the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Nine days ago, Ottawa sought a judicial review of last month's Treasury Department assessment of the levies, which provided modest relief but maintained the combined duty rate at 7.99 per cent.

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This piece by Rick Mercer from 11 years ago is relevant once again thanks to the 20% tariff on softwood lumber Trump has imposed on imports from Canada. 

If you’re confused by how this all started, this will genuinely help some. And I never tire of him hitting the tube tv with the pointer.

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B.C. and Ottawa applaud NAFTA decision on U.S. softwood lumber duties | CBC News

Officials in Ottawa and British Columbia have welcomed a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it found elements of t

Officials in Ottawa and British Columbia have welcomed a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it found elements of the United States' calculation of softwood lumber duties are inconsistent with that country's own law. A statement from Mary Ng, Canada's minister of international trade, says the government is pleased that the NAFTA dispute panel agreed with its challenge of America's so-called "dumping determination.'' Under the U.S. Tariff Act, the Department of Commerce determines whether goods are being sold at less than fair value or if they're benefiting from subsidies provided from foreign governments.

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U.S. moves to double tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber imports

Change would cut into producers' profits but unlikely to affect prices for consumers, analysts say

A move by the U.S. Commerce Department to increase preliminary tariffs on softwood lumber imports from Canada, if finalized, will raise producer costs and cut into their profits but is unlikely to affect prices to consumers of wood products, analysts say.

The department's recommendation to more than double the "all others" preliminary countervailing and anti-dumping rate to 18.32 per cent from 8.99 per cent on Friday drew criticism from the Canadian government and industry and applause from the lumber industry south of the border.

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The Canadian Government is now not so subtly trolling Donald Trump on twitter.

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Donald Trump announces 20 per cent tariff on Canadian softwood lumber: report

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Attention Americans: Donald Trump’s trade war on Softwood Lumber with Canada is going to hurt you too.

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The Canadian Government is not happy with Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump announces 20 per cent tariff on Canadian softwood lumber: report

Source: Katie Simpson’s twitter.

Full statement here: Statement by Canada on Softwood Lumber

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Hundreds of Quebec lumber workers among first to lose work after Trump’s softwood tariffs

Starting Monday, one Quebec company is cutting shifts and delaying the start of forest operations, a move that will affect more than 1,200 workers.

Hundreds of Quebec forestry workers are experiencing the first sour tastes from the softwood lumber battle with the United States as they prepare for the start of layoffs.

Starting Monday, Resolute Forest Products is cutting shifts at seven sawmills and delaying the start of forest operations that will affect 1,282 workers.

Pierrot Fortin, who experienced such heartache during the last impasse in the early 2000s, is again preparing for lost income and uncertainty.

“Work stoppages like this are never easy,” said the truck driver who hauls wood from forests in the Lac-Saint-Jean region.

“It has an impact on families and everyone is worried.”

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