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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Discussions
Ottawa and Washington have begun talks toward renewing a pact regarding the export of Canadian lumber to US markets, Canada’s trade minister, Chrystia Freeland told lawmakers in Ottawa Thursday, said NASDAQ.com. Freeland said Canadian negotiators were in Washington last week to meet with their US counterparts about a new lumber-trade agreement. A spokesperson for the…
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Canada-US Softwood Lumber Discussions
Ottawa and Washington have begun talks toward renewing a pact regarding the export of Canadian lumber to US markets, Canada’s trade minister, Chrystia Freeland told lawmakers in Ottawa Thursday, said NASDAQ.com. Freeland said Canadian negotiators were in Washington last week to meet with their US counterparts about a new lumber-trade agreement. A spokesperson for the…
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Canadian Forest Certification Disagreement
Madison’s sincerely hopes this sudden development between Resolute Forest Products in Quebec and the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification policy is not due to the expiration of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement. That this new disagreement is being driven by the demands of 13 US-funded environmental groups is cause for alarm to anyone working in…
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Canadian Forest Certification Disagreement
Madison’s sincerely hopes this sudden development between Resolute Forest Products in Quebec and the Forest Stewardship Council’s certification policy is not due to the expiration of the 2006 Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement. That this new disagreement is being driven by the demands of 13 US-funded environmental groups is cause for alarm to anyone working in…
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Canada – US Softwood Lumber Agreement Update
Both BC Forests Minister Steve Thomson and Council of Forest Industries president Susan Yurkovich said January 13 that British Columbia no longer expects to simply renew the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement, according to Business in Vancouver Tuesday. Thomson and Yurkovich met with Canada’s international trade minister, Chrystia Freeland, earlier that week to exchange views on…
