Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber
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Feds announce $867M support plan for softwood lumber industryThe package includes loans and loan guarantees to help cushion the blow for forestry companies and to help them exploring new markets and innovations.MoneyJun 1, 2017
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Federal government set to help softwood industry with $1-billion aid packageThe package will include employment insurance enhancements for laid-off workers, loan guarantees in some form and funds to assist companies with exploring new markets and innovations.CanadaMay 31, 2017
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‘This is not new’: Natural Resources Minister assures lumber discussions ongoing with U.S.Federal Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr and New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant say conversations with U.S. Department of Commerce are continuing in softwood lumber dispute as governments work to reach settlement.CanadaMay 26, 2017
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U.S. lumber industry petitions government to impose duties on Canadian softwoodU.S. producers complain that Canadian lumber is subsidized, and have in the past launched trade challenges that resulted in the United States imposing billions of dollars in tariffs.ConsumerNov 25, 2016
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Baldrey: Protectionist U.S. politics mean trouble for softwood lumberWith protectionist U.S. politics on the rise, there is a dark cloud on the horizon for B.C.'s softwood lumber industry and the communities that rely on it.EconomyOct 19, 2016
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5 things to know about Canada’s softwood lumber trade war with USNegotiations to reach a long-term softood lumber deal continue but all indications are that both parties are far apart. Here are five things to know about the deal and why a trade war between the two countries just won't end.CanadaOct 12, 2016
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Canada, US vow to continue softwood lumber talks despite deadline expiryThe Canadian and U.S. governments said Wednesday they are continuing negotiations to try to reach a new softwood lumber deal despite the expiry of a standstill period that was intended to give both countries time to resolve the trade dispute.CanadaOct 12, 2016
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