But even in this example the tariff produced a beneficial out come. A more efficient system. Again another win for tariffs!
More importantly ... One of the important things that happened as a result of that tariff was that Canadian lumber producers began buying mills here in the U.S. -- to give themselves some flexibility to deal with these trade disputes in the future. Canadian lumber companies owned 2 mills in the U.S. in the early 2000s, and own more than 40 right now.
Like I said ... protecting a domestic industry that is too outdated or lazy to compete on its own isn't going to change the basic laws of economics.