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'I'm confident that this is a good case,' U.S. commerce secretary says as Canadians call duties a 'shakedown'

Wilbur Ross says Canada is 'dumping lumber,' as Ottawa vows to push back


By News on the Net -- CBC——--April 26, 2017

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday the White House was hoping to get the softwood lumber dispute with Canada out of the way before NAFTA renegotiations began, appearing to blame Canada for not resolving the issue sooner. But Canada's forest industry says there was no evidence of an American desire to get a deal prior to the U.S. Commerce Department's decision to levy countervailing duties of between three and 24 per cent on Canadian imports. -- More...

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