According to former Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Raymond Chrétien, the Trudeau government has a small window to settle the softwood lumber dispute out of court before U.S. President Donald Trump kicks off his renegotiation of the ​North America Free Trade Agreement. "So why not solve the lumber dispute before you tackle the more comprehensive, complicated NAFTA negotiations?" "So hopefully there's a small window there and I'm sure that in Ottawa they would welcome a softwood lumber deal." On NAFTA, Chrétien said it will take time to work with Congress before revising the agreement. "In my view NAFTA cannot be renegotiated in a matter of weeks or months," he said.

Source: CBC News April 28, 2017 21:22 UTC