Pettigrew rejects lumber industry tax proposal

Article Abstract:

A US lumber lobby's proposal to impose higher levies for Canadian timber exports, in order to end the two countries' softwood trade dispute, has been turned down by Canada's trade minister, Pierre Pettigrew. The softwood dispute has led to the elimination of jobs in Canada.

United States, Foreign trade, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Pettigrew, Pierre, Lumber and wood industry software

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Forestry leaders revive tax idea

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The British Columbian forest industry believes that the restoration of an export tax may ease troubles in the lumber trade with the United States after the U.S. Department of Commerce's allegations of a subsidized Canadian market.

Exports, British Columbia, Lumber

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Quebec seeks separate softwood deal

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Quebec seeks its own deal with the United States. Quebec government officials want to deal separately from Canada with regards to softwood imports and tariff regulations to the United States.

International economic relations, Industry Overview, Quebec, Softwood, Softwood (Wood product)

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