by Web Editor | Jun 13, 2017 | News
The U.S. Lumber Coalition, a trade group that had been rallying against the extension of the Softwood Lumber Agreement with Canada, came out as expected against the Canadian government’s plan to spend C$867-million in subsidies for Canadian softwood producers...
by Web Editor | Nov 30, 2016 | News
U.S. Lumber Coalition Files Petition Against Canadian Softwood Producers The Canadian-U.S. softwood lumber dispute reignited Friday after the U.S. Lumber Coalition said it formally petitioned the American government to impose duties against Canadian softwood lumber...
by Web Editor | Apr 27, 2016 | News
Resolute Forest Products CEO Richard Garneau made the case for free trade in the wood products industry with the U.S., noting that managed trade increases volatility, creating an unpredictable and unstable trade environment between the two large trading partners....
by Web Editor | Feb 22, 2016 | News
Ottawa and Washington have begun talks toward renewing a pact regarding the export of Canadian lumber to U.S. markets, Canada’s trade minister, Chrystia Freeland, told lawmakers here Thursday. Ms. Freeland said Canadian negotiators were in Washington last week...
by Web Editor | Feb 8, 2016 | News
B.C. Premier Christy Clark is expressing hope the Trudeau government can overcome U.S. resistance and renew a softwood lumber deal that brought peace to Canada-U.S. trade relations a decade ago. “The last time … relations around softwood lumber went sideways,...
