The federal government is launching litigation via the World Trade Organization over anti-dumping and countervailing duties the U.S. Department of Commerce has set on softwood lumber imports from Canada. "We will forcefully defend Canada's softwood lumber industry," the government said in its statement. Canada has already challenged the countervailing duties under Chapter 19 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. U.S. government claimed that exporters from Canada sold softwood lumber in the U.S. market at 3.20 per cent to 8.89 per cent less than fair value. The Commerce Department also said Canada is providing unfair subsidies to its producers of softwood lumber at rates from 3.34 per cent to 18.19 per cent.

Source: CBC News November 28, 2017 17:48 UTC