But with the U.S. housing market rumbling back to life, softwood lumber shipments have been steadily increasing. Yet not a word on softwood lumber. She and senior Canadian trade officials were in Washington just last week to discuss the issue. Canada and U.S. are once again at odds over the softwood lumber industry. The previous softwood lumber pact - negotiated in 2006 by the Conservative government - expired last October, but there's a 12-month grace period that bars the U.S. from imposing tariffs on Canadian exports.

Source: CBC News June 30, 2016 20:17 UTC