The provincial government will be working with Ottawa when it comes to litigation over what they both consider unfair duties by the U.S. government on softwood lumber exports from Canada. (919thebend.ca)
In 1996, the two countries negotiated a five - year agreement that put a quota on lumber exports from B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. (thetyee.ca)
In a statement, Canada's foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, said the W.T.O. filing was linked to a long - running dispute over Canadian lumber exports. (nytimes.com)