Tai: Canada hasn’t yet ‘expressed interest’ in lumber talks

The Canadian government has not yet shown interest in engaging in conversations on softwood lumber tariffs, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai told lawmakers on Wednesday. During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on the administration’s trade agenda, Sen. John Thune (R-SD) asked Tai what the administration was doing to prioritize a new softwood lumber agreement with Canada. “In order to have an agreement, and in order to have a negotiation, you need to have a partner,” Tai responded. “And thus far...