Canada's Trade Minister Says Ending US AD/CVD on Softwood Lumber 'a Top Priority'

Canada's Trade Minister Mary Ng said she told Canadian softwood lumber industry leaders that ending U.S. duties on their products "is a top priority for the Government of Canada. U.S. duties on softwood lumber are unfair." Ng said she spoke with the U.S. National Association of Home Builders and other stakeholders, as well as members of Congress and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai during a recent visit to Washington, and told them all that Canada wants "to discuss ways to reach a mutually acceptable resolution on this matter." Years ago, the U.S. and Canada had a tariff rate quota system that adjusted so that as prices rose beyond a certain threshold in the U.S., more Canadian lumber imports were allowed under the quota.