Megapundit: James Moore, son of Trudeau?
Must-reads: Don Martin on Gomery’s comeuppance; Susan Riley on the cabinet shuffle; Richard Gwyn on the Green Shift. Stuck in the past Some of us, apparently, haven’t quite gotten past David Emerson’s...
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Fading softwood lumber deal threatens Canadian jobs
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the...
View ArticleProtectionism complicating Canada’s trade talks, says Freeland
HANGZHOU, China – Concerns about the impact of protectionist sentiments on key Canadian trade talks led senior government members to dedicate some of their scarce face time to the issue Sunday with G20...
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U.S. trade ambassador to meet with Canadian lumber execs
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the...
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Canadian lumber execs press softwood deal with U.S.
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the...
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The big issues that could be on the Trump – Trudeau agenda
There’s plenty at stake when Trudeau heads for Washington on Monday for his first face-to-face meeting with President Trump. What will they chat about behind closed doors? Here are five issues of...
View ArticleCanada-U.S. softwood lumber deal could be quick—or arduous
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s softwood trade envoy says there’s a slight opportunity to quickly negotiate a new lumber agreement between Canada and the United States, but if a deal can’t be reached by...
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Opening shot coming in fifth Canada-U.S. softwood lumber war
Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz holds a news conference at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Dec. 15, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick WASHINGTON – The opening shot in a fifth...
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Trump announces tariff of around 20 per cent on Canadian lumber
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg/Getty Images)...
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For a troubled Trump, Canada is easy pickings
(Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images) In the wasteland of Washington’s political swamp, April may not be the cruellest month, but it is turning out to be the craziest, especially for Canada, as President Donald...
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Softwood lumber: Well, that escalated quickly
(Ben Nelms/Bloomberg/Getty Images) Shots fired: “It has been a bad week for U.S.-Canada trade relations [US trade secretary Wilbur Ross said in a statement this evening]. Last Monday, it became...
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B.C. premier promises fight over Trump lumber tariff
Liberal Leader Christy Clark addresses workers and local candidates while standing in front of stacks of western red cedar wood during a campaign stop at CedarLine Industries, a manufacturer of western...
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Thicker Canada-U.S. border will hurt both sides, says Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Lisa Ann Murkowski, Senator of the United States for Alaska, in Houston, Texas on Friday, March 10, 2017. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP) OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin...
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Is history repeating itself in the softwood lumber dispute?
Liberal Leader Christy Clark greets workers during a campaign stop at CedarLine Industries, a manufacturer of western red cedar products, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday April 24, 2017. A provincial...
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Canada courts China for softwood lumber as U.S. announces duties
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the...
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Trump signals broader renegotiation of NAFTA
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on Air Force One while in flight from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., to Palm Beach International Airport, Fla., Thursday, April 6, 2017. (Alex Brandon/AP/CP)...
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It’s Canada’s turn to get blasted by Trump
President Donald Trump poses for a portrait in the Oval Office in Washington, Friday, April 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) WASHINGTON – Step aside, China and Mexico: Canada is now U.S. President...
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Natural Resources Minister warns of softwood lumber job losses
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg/Getty Images)...
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Canada to be ‘tough and strong’ with U.S. on trade, says Freeland
Former International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, October 24, 2016. (Adrian Wyld/CP) OTTAWA...
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Christy Clark calls for coal export ban after softwood lumber duties
Liberal Leader Christy Clark greets workers during a campaign stop at CedarLine Industries, a manufacturer of western red cedar products, in Surrey, B.C., on Monday April 24, 2017. A provincial...
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What Justin Trudeau can do about his America problem
President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez...
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Leaked Trump draft order blames NAFTA for wealth transfer from U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during a ceremony with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin at the Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters)...
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Canada threatens retaliation for softwood duties
(Ben Nelms/Bloomberg/Getty Images) WASHINGTON – The Canadian government is threatening multiple trade actions against the United States in retaliation for duties on softwood lumber. One will be...
View ArticleBryan Baeumler Explains: The softwood lumber dispute
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U.S. softwood duties could kill 2,000 Canadian jobs, says think tank
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the...
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Canada seeking softwood lumber resolution with U.S., says Trudeau
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the...
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John Horgan to press for softwood dispute resolution in D.C.
AppleMark VICTORIA – Premier John Horgan is set to meet with some of the Trump administration’s top trade officials Thursday in Washington, D.C, where he intends to press to resolve the softwood lumber...
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Distant imports delay a Canada-U.S. softwood deal
WASHINGTON — Canada and the United States must chop down one big, remaining impediment to a deal on softwood lumber and this obstacle involves wood from neither country but from other places: Germany,...
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Outlines of softwood lumber deal in place, says Freeland
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. (Ben Nelms/Bloomberg/Getty Images)...
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Litigation looms in ongoing softwood lumber fight
A machine places freshly cut trees into piles before transport to the West Fraser Timber Co. sawmill in Quesnel, B.C., on Thursday, July 11, 2013. West Fraser Timber Co., the largest lumber producer in...
View ArticleEverything Donald Trump got wrong linking California wildfires to Canadian...
The current California wildfires are not the result of global warming, Donald Trump declared at a cabinet meeting this week, but rather the problem is a “management situation.” And one of the...
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