[Moonman62]

American lumber producers have long contended Canadian imports are subsidized by low Crown timber-cutting fees, known as stumpage, and other provincial forestry policies.

How is it that the Canadian eco-terrorists let them get away with this?

[drtom]

There have been substantial activities. During the leftist NDP rule in BC stumpage fees went up significantly and the forestry practice code was revised (read: screwed up) in a manner that it drove a lot of mills out of business. In general though, eco-activities are concentrated around the BC coastal rainforests while logging, of course, takes place throughout the province(s).

Weyerhaeuser, Interfor and other large players have started to work together with some environmental groups after boycotts of their lumber in the EU started to cut into their margins.

My company operates on both sides of the border and if you compare the operations of medium-sized US and Canadian mills, the latter are usually much more efficient due to constant re-investment in technology. This is also one of the reasons why a lot of mills survived the extra duties for such a long time.