U.S. LUMBER PRODUCERS PREPARE DEFENSE OF BYRD LAW IN CANADA SUIT

U.S. lumber producers are already preparing arguments to combat a court challenge from the Canadian government that will argue the so-called Byrd law violates the North American Free Trade Agreement and should therefore not apply to Canada. This preparation comes as Canadian officials formally announced this week that Canada would file this suit against the U.S., although the exact timing has not been decided. Under the Byrd law, duties collected in unfair trade cases are redistributed to the petitioners of...