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Canadian lumber proposal rejected by U.S. as inconsistent with objectives for new deal

October 21, 2016 at 9:52 PM
A Canadian proposal for a new softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. was rejected last week by U.S. negotiators and blasted by lawmakers who charge the export tax approach laid out in the proposal is inconsistent with a key objective laid out by President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. That objective, outlined in a June 29 leaders' statement , called for a new deal that maintains Canadian lumber exports to the U.S. at or below a fixed U.S...

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