[CanadianBacon]

Given that most of our lumber producers are U.S. owned (e.g. Weyerhauser, Louisiana Pacific)a lot of the creators of the "new products" are U.S. companies and U.S. importers, there isn't a lot to feel "smug" about.

There is still enormous frustration in this country over this issue and it is one of the factors that works against the efforts of conservatives in this country to change our government. Unfortunately this is the type of issue that lets our MSM in Canada whip up anti-American sentiment and the leftists up here feed and stay in power on this sentiment.

[N3WBI3]

But what does nafta have to do with the wto?

[Mase]

Don't know if you read this thread that discusses a good article regarding the Canadian softwood debate.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1374079/posts

From the article:

"Twice as many American mills (114) as Canadian ones (51) have shut, or cut their output. Many managers admit that the duties have failed"


Protectionism decimates another American industry.