Canada's Trade Minister Says Ending US AD/CVD on Softwood Lumber 'a Top Priority'
Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng said she told Canadian softwood lumber industry leaders that ending U.S. duties on their products "is a top priority for the Government of Canada. U.S. duties on softwood lumber are unfair." Ng said she spoke…
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with the U.S. National Association of Home Builders and other stakeholders, as well as members of Congress and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai during a recent visit to Washington, and told them all that Canada wants "to discuss ways to reach a mutually acceptable resolution on this matter." Years ago, the U.S. and Canada had a tariff rate quota system that adjusted so that as prices rose beyond a certain threshold in the U.S., more Canadian lumber imports were allowed under the quota.