After joining a meeting of the region’s premiers Monday in St. John’s, N.L.,Chrystia Freeland held a separate meeting with Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball today. Continue reading
Canada will appeal last week’s decision by the World Trade Organization (WTO) which ruled to allow the United States to use “zeroing” on Canada’s softwood lumber. Continue reading
A World Trade Organization ruling approved a long-outlawed U.S. trade policy on Tuesday, when a panel of adjudicators said Washington’s use of “zeroing” to calculate anti-dumping tariffs was permissible in the case of Canadian softwood lumber. Continue reading
B.C. jobs minister Bruce Ralston is calling on British Columbians to ‘fight back’ against recent attacks by U.S. President Donald Trump against Canadian industries. Continue reading
‘This year the consumer is paying about 20 per cent more than they were last year.’ Continue reading
Canada plans to ask the World Trade Organization to set up an adjudication panel to judge its dispute with the U.S. over lumber exports, indicating that talks have failed to resolve the issue. Continue reading
The number of U.S. housing starts beat expectations by surpassing 1.33 million in January on a seasonally adjusted basis, with single family starts increasing 7.6 per cent. Continue reading
Canada asked the World Trade Organization to examine the American use of punitive duties, alleging that they violate international law for five reasons. Continue reading
This softwood lumber ruling is a pretty good indicator of how the system would work if the Americans get their way. Continue reading
In a 4-0 vote Thursday morning, the agency sided with the U.S. lumber coalition. Continue reading