Canada to Seek Judicial Review of Latest US Decision on Softwood Lumber Duties

Trade Minister Mary Ng, shown on June 15, 2023 file photo, says Canada plans a judicial review of last month’s Treasury Department assessment of the levies, which she calls unfair, unjust and illegal. The Canadian Press/Lars Hagberg

The federal government in Ottawa is pushing back against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

Canada has filed for a judicial review of last month’s Commerce Department assessment of the levies, which International Trade Minister Mary Ng described in a statement as “unfair, unjust and illegal.”