When asked about President Donald Trump’s comments about Canadian lumber prices, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a town hall meeting in B.C. on Wednesday that he continues to talk with the president about “challenges” around softwood lumber, but that he tries “not to weigh in on the various things that he says.”
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