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Dec 17, 2021 · During Softwood Lumber V, the Government of Canada has responded to the United States’ application of ADs and CVDs on certain Canadian softwood lumber products by taking action at the WTO and under both NAFTA and CUSMA.
Aug 22, 2024 · How does lumber production contribute to the economy? Lumber production generates substantial revenue for national and global economies, creates employment opportunities, supports local communities, and plays a significant role in international trade, particularly through exports.
Jul 16, 2013 · Fueled by European demand, the timber trade brought investment and immigration to eastern Canada, fostered economic development, and transformed the regional environment far more radically than the earlier exploitation of fish and fur (see Fisheries; Fur Industry).
Many things have changed since Lumber I in 1982 when the American industry filed their first of many countervailing duty petitions against Canadian exports of softwood lumber. Amongst the variability, there has been at least one constant: Canada and the U.S. are still at odds about softwood lumber.
The American lumber industry periodically gets upset that it can’t compete with cheap Canadian softwood imports. It files an unfair trade case with the Commerce Department.
Jan 1, 2021 · Two of the thorniest trade disputes between Canada and the U.S. — on softwood lumber and dairy — are ready for a comeback in 2021 under the new NAFTA.
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Jun 28, 2021 · WASHINGTON — A trade dispute over Canadian lumber that began when Ronald Reagan was president has become a political problem for President Biden, with home builders and members of Congress urging...
