"New Era" Bodes Well For Softwood, Wilkins Says

Wilkins said he's optimistic 2006 will be the year a final settlement is reached in the seemingly endless softwood dispute between the two countries. Given signs of "good faith" by Washington, the ambassador urged the two sides to now renew discussions on the thorny dispute. "I understand and appreciate Canada's frustration; you have legitimate arguments, (and) so, too, does the United States," Wilkins said. "(But) the only way to bring finality to this issue is by negotiated settlement, not for one year or two years, but for the future; otherwise, you just have one lawsuit filed after another." http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1141253415487&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154&t=TS_Home

Note: http://www.thestar.com/...