Federal Trade Minister Mary Ng called the U.S. Treasury Department’s assessment of the levies unfair, unjust and illegal
The federal government in Ottawa is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
The latest administrative review provided modest relief, but maintained the combined duty rate at 7.99 per cent. Such a deal would be challenging, since the U.S. takes issue with a long-standing regulatory system in Canada it says puts American producers at a disadvantage.
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