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The Canada–U.S. softwood lumber dispute is one of the largest and most enduring trade disputes between both nations. [1] This conflict arose in 1982 and its effects are still seen today. British Columbia , the major Canadian exporter of softwood lumber to the United States , was most affected, reporting losses of 9,494 direct and indirect ...
Canada largely won a case before the World Trade Organization on Monday in a long-running dispute with the United States over U.S. duties imposed on Canadian softwood lumber exports. A three ...
de Boer began working for Global Affairs Canada (GAC) in 2005, where he has served as Deputy Director of Investment Trade Policy, and Deputy Director of North American Trade Policy. In 2006, he served as Director of Global Affairs Canada's Softwood Lumber Division. In 2008, he was appointed as Director of the Oceans and Environmental Law Division.
Canada had launched the technical dispute with the WTO in 2017, saying it would forcefully defend its lumber industry, but last week's long-awaited decision sided with the United States.
Canada plans to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to set up an adjudication panel to judge its dispute with the United States over Canadian lumber exports, indicating that talks have failed ...
There are several disputes arising from the bilateral trade between the two nations. The United States placed Canada on its Special 301 Report intellectual property rights enforcement (although under the mildest category of "rebuke"). Other products from Canada under dispute include softwood lumber, beef, tomatoes, and other agricultural products.
Canada sees the potential for some movement toward settling a longstanding dispute with the United States over softwood lumber tariffs as the cost of building materials spikes south of the border ...
Working closely with Minister Emerson and Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson, this landmark agreement resolved a dispute disrupting Canada–U.S. relations since 1982 when U.S. lumber producers first petitioned against Canadian softwood lumber imports under U.S. countervailing duty law. Previous Liberal governments had enacted two ...