Sentences with phrase «lumber trade dispute»

The U.S. - Canada softwood lumber trade dispute, housing finance reform and tax - related housing issues were on the agenda when NAHB Senior Officers recently met with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in Washington, D.C.

Horgan is looking for a resolution in the softwood lumber trade dispute between Canada and the U.S.

Rep. Duncan told builders that he supports their efforts to urge President Trump to restart negotiations with Canada on the softwood lumber trade dispute.

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Canada has not always won disputes using that tool, the argument goes, and if a good deal on softwood lumber can be struck quickly, outside of NAFTA, maybe Canada could rely on the World Trade Organization mechanism and domestic courts to do the referring.

The government will also provide $ 191 million over five years to Global Affairs Canada and Natural Resources Canada to support softwood lumber jobs through litigation under the World Trade Organization and the NAFTA dispute settlement mechanisms.

One alternative for the Canadian government to consider is to reinvigorate the State - to - State dispute resolution system under NAFTA Chapter 20, as a replacement for the Chapter 19 panel review process, with some re-jigging to add special provisions to deal with trade remedy disputes such as the ongoing softwood lumber battle.

In February 2006, after working on the lumber trade file for nearly six years, Ed Gillespie visited Vancouver to make the keynote speech at a forum on the softwood lumber dispute, NAFTA and American trade policy.

The confusing part of this trade dispute is that the U.S. can not satisfy their own lumber requirements with domestic production alone.

Amid a bubbling trade dispute over softwood lumber and dairy with Canada, the Trump administration is now considering an Executive Order on withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement, two White House officials confirmed to CBS trade dispute over softwood lumber and dairy with Canada, the Trump administration is now considering an Executive Order on withdrawing from the North American Free Trade Agreement, two White House officials confirmed to CBS Trade Agreement, two White House officials confirmed to CBS News.

Another sticking point in Canada's trade relationship with the U.S. has been the ongoing softwood lumber dispute.

Disputes over the softwood lumber trade — which applies to wood originating from conifers, about 80 % of the global lumber industry — have plagued bilateral relations between the two states since the 1980s, and have most recently been addressed by the 2006 agreement.

Howard urged Ross to work with his Canadian counterparts to craft an equitable long - term solution to the trade dispute that would ensure an adequate supply of lumber to the U.S. marketplace at a reasonable price.

However, as illustrated by the US's imposition of 20 % countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber in April 2017, along with the recent Boeing / Bombardier dispute, Canada is unlikely to escape the «America First» trade policy unscathed.

[The Indigenous Network of Environment and Trade] argued that Canada's policy of not recognizing aboriginal treaty rights [in the Canadian - US softwood lumber dispute] was a form of a cash subsidy, a real cash subsidy, because the only thing that the

Osendarp has long distinguished herself in international legal circles as the Government of Canada's principal U.S. based lawyer in Canada's high - profile, ongoing softwood lumber dispute with the United States (frequently referred to as «the biggest trade battle on the planet»).

She was also co-lead in the multiple investigations, administrative reviews and related NAFTA, World Trade Organization (WTO) and Court of International Trade appeals connected to the «Lumber IV» softwood lumber dispute.

Trade disputes, hurricanes and rising demand from overseas are all pushing up the price of materials from gypsum wallboard to lumber and steel.