As a result of an administrative review, Commerce announced Dec. 6 that Canadian lumber imports would be subject to a countervailing duty of 8.7 per cent, down from the previous 16.37 per cent, and an anti-dumping rate of 2.11 per cent, a reduction from 3.78 per cent.
When duties were first confirmed in May 2002, Canadian lumber exporters paid about 27 per cent in combined duties. Successive reviews have cut the rate but Canada has insisted there's no reason to impose any duty at all.
"We are rallying with the provinces and our industry from coast to coast to stand strong for Canadians," Trade Minister Jim Peterson said in a statement.
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Dave Ruston
Damn right! Stop the unfair government subsidies of canadian softwood!
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We don't want your water, we buy your "hydro" at fair market prices, I sure as hell don't want your children and your women want us.
Our women don`t want stupid men like you, they have more class then that .
Yes indeed power, California still owes us on that one . Who needs who ?
I just don't get why some are so insistent on demonstrating this again and again.
Oh well, maybe just a warning to others.
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"When we are in the middle of the paradigm, it is hard to imagine any other paradigm" (Adam Smith).
It’s a common economic term.
>>> Our women don`t want stupid men like you, they have more class then that .<<<<
Sorry to brake it to you but this ‘ol mutt has managed to dig his way under a few fences up there for a little “deep integration”.
>>> Yes indeed power, California still owes us on that one .<<<<
California owes you something?
>>> Who needs who ?<<<
85% of your total trade, a free ride militarily, 130 billion trade surplus for Canada, access to US markets and jobs… But you are right, teach us a lesson on who needs whom because the of softwood subsidies. Better yet, focus on that to the exclusion to everything else that Canada gets from trade with the USA.