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Well, this is a way to force change in a human right abusing nation like Canada. Maybe if we treated citizens like myself with dignity and basic premises of fairness, we'd rise to our potential and it would allow us to advocate on behalf of Canada rather than rot away while low performers milk the system.
I'm sure we will continue to send generational government patsies whose family have been in government for decades and to which they would be even worse to the U.S if the tables were turned. Everyone can see through this country. Even the cops in America can trust our Security Industrial Complex, can they?
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Officials from various Canadian governments and the lumber industry are expressing disappointment that the U.S. has decided to go ahead with a plan to double the amount of duty it imposes on softwood lumber that comes from Canada.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce said it will proceed to impose duties of 17.9 per cent, on average on softwood lumber imported from Canada. That's twice the previous 8.99 per cent rate.
In May, the U.S. government said it planned to hike the rate to 18.32 per cent, but after further analysis over the summer the agency decided to ratchet down that plan, but still double the levy.
The U.S. says Canadian lumber producers dump their product into the U.S. at a lower price than American lumber companies can because they are subsidized. So the U.S. puts a tariff on all softwood lumber from Canada to raise its price at the retail level, which encourages consumers to buy American wood.
Canada has long rejected those allegations, and various trade tribunals on the matter have found in Canada's favour.
I'm sure we will continue to send generational government patsies whose family have been in government for decades and to which they would be even worse to the U.S if the tables were turned. Everyone can see through this country. Even the cops in America can trust our Security Industrial Complex, can they?
U.S. hikes duty on Canadian softwood lumber to 17.9% — twice the old rate
Officials from various Canadian governments and the lumber industry are expressing disappointment that the U.S. has decided to go ahead with a plan to double the amount of duty it imposes on softwood lumber that comes from Canada. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce said it will...
Officials from various Canadian governments and the lumber industry are expressing disappointment that the U.S. has decided to go ahead with a plan to double the amount of duty it imposes on softwood lumber that comes from Canada.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Commerce said it will proceed to impose duties of 17.9 per cent, on average on softwood lumber imported from Canada. That's twice the previous 8.99 per cent rate.
In May, the U.S. government said it planned to hike the rate to 18.32 per cent, but after further analysis over the summer the agency decided to ratchet down that plan, but still double the levy.
The U.S. says Canadian lumber producers dump their product into the U.S. at a lower price than American lumber companies can because they are subsidized. So the U.S. puts a tariff on all softwood lumber from Canada to raise its price at the retail level, which encourages consumers to buy American wood.
Canada has long rejected those allegations, and various trade tribunals on the matter have found in Canada's favour.
