OTTAWA – The federal government says аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 has taken steps to launch two legal challenges under the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023-United States-Mexico Agreement.
Ng describes the duties as unfair and unjust and says they will harm Canadian industry and increase housing costs.
In August, the U.S. Department of Commerce nearly doubled duties on softwood lumber.
Its fifth administrative review of the duties increased the rate to just over 14.5 per cent from just over eight per cent.
The softwood lumber dispute between the U.S. and аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 stretches back decades, and softwood lumber is a key area of contention for both Democrats and Republicans ahead of this fall’s U.S. presidential election.
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