Eliminating the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) in the areas hardest hit by forest fires and
the softwood lumber dispute would stimulate economic recovery, the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) says in a pre-budget submission to the provincial government.
Eliminating the Property Transfer Tax (PTT) in the areas hardest hit by forest fires and
the softwood lumber dispute would stimulate economic recovery, the...
Ms. Osendarp has distinguished herself in international legal circles as the Government of Canada's principal US based lawyer in Canada's high - profile, ongoing
softwood lumber dispute with the United States.
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.
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»).
[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
The report suggests Trump adviser Stephen Schwarzman's recent reassurances on NAFTA should not be taken at face value because
the softwood lumber dispute might unleash a round of tit - for - tat tariffs.
HGTV's Bryan Baeumler breaks down the decades - long
softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the United States.
Another sticking point in Canada's trade relationship with the U.S. has been the ongoing
softwood lumber dispute.
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.
Stephen Harper claimed the deal to end
the softwood lumber dispute «quickly won support» in provinces like British Columbia.
Instead, we have incorporated an extra degree of caution in our forecast for exports relative to our January forecast, including the potential implications of
the softwood lumber dispute.
They are certainly familiar to us from
the softwood lumber dispute, and anyone who doubts that Commerce can be aggressive when it comes to the aerospace industry should give Airbus a call.
The Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) between Canada and the U.S. is being renegotiated and Trump continues to threaten to rip up NAFTA, including Chapter 19, the dispute resolution mechanism under which Canada ultimately won previous
softwood lumber disputes.
It's the sort of dispute resolution Canada has relied on, notably, in
softwood lumber disputes.
The Americans would punish us with a severity that would make the mad cow and
softwood lumber disputes seem like trivial matters.
Not exact matches
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.
«If you also had an active
dispute with
softwood lumber during a Chapter 19 negotiation it would make it very difficult.»
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 News.
Rep. Duncan told builders that he supports their efforts to urge President Trump to restart negotiations with Canada on the
softwood lumber trade
dispute.
They say a long - term deal on
softwood lumber would be the best way to prevent the
dispute from escalating.
Horgan is looking for a resolution in the
softwood lumber trade
dispute between Canada and the U.S.
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.
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 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.
At first blush, there's no reason government legal work can't be outsourced — Ottawa has paid law firms millions of dollars to litigate matters like the
softwood lumber case and aboriginal
disputes.