BC and Ottawa Applaud NAFTA Decision on US Softwood Lumber Duties

A stack of lumber is pictured in Merritt, B.C., on May 2, 2017. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Officials in Ottawa and British Columbia have welcomed a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement, saying it found elements of the United States’ calculation of softwood lumber duties are inconsistent with that country’s own law.

A statement from Mary Ng, Canada’s minister of international trade, says the government is pleased that the NAFTA dispute panel agreed with its challenge of America’s so-called “dumping determination.”