No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says
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Stacks of lumber are seen at a sawmill in Surrey, B.C., Sunday, May 30, 2021. Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
WASHINGTON – Canada’s international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
Mary Ng told a House of Commons committee hearing that U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai did not mention the possibility during last month’s Free Trade Commission meetings.