Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States

What’s Behind the US–Canada Lumber Feud?

As the Trump administration looks to reset the global trade system, one of the longest-running international trade disputes in North America is returning to the forefront. The United States is reconsidering how it deals with the massive imports of Canadian softwood lumber. The two continental neighbors have feuded over the forest product since the 1980s. The root of the dispute can be traced in part to how land and the forests are owned. Canada’…

What’s Behind the US–Canada Lumber Feud? - The Thinking Conservative

Industry group, U.S. Lumber Coalition, argues that Canada’s wood products, which receive government subsidies, are sold at an artificially low price. The post What’s Behind the US–Canada Lumber Feud? appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.

B.C.'s forests minister open to lumber quotas if it solves U.S. trade dispute

Ravi Parmar wants Canada to use all the tools at its disposal to solve the long-standing softwood lumber dispute.

Carney confirms possible lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States

Prime Minister Mark Carney said any future trade deal with the United States could include quotas on Canadian softwood lumber exports, a sector that has been a sore point in cross-border trade relations long before US President Donald Trump's trade war.

Canada could limit lumber exports to solve U.S. trade dispute: Eby

David Eby said Canada is considering limits on softwood lumber exports to the U.S. to try to resolve trade friction..

A trade deal with the U.S. could include lumber quotas, Carney says

Speaking at an event in Hamilton, Ontario, Prime Minister Mark Carney said that lumber quotas may be included in a new trade deal with the United States.