Commentary | From Log Export Restrictions to a Market-Based Future: Towards an Enduring Canada-U.S. Softwood Agreement

“As the fifth round of the lumber dispute dawns, a key question for Canada
is how to create enduring trade peace and end the ‘Nightmare on Log
Street’ once and for all. To get there, it is time for Canada to undertake a
careful reassessment of its lumber policies with a view to making them
more market-oriented.”

Commentary | From Log Export Restrictions to a Market-Based Future: Towards an Enduring Canada-U.S. Softwood Agreement

Former trade policy negotiator Eric Miller provides an incisive analysis for an enduring Canada-U.S. softwood agreement, with a response by Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson. 

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