Ottawa to Challenge Lower but ‘Baseless’ US Duties on Softwood Lumber, Says Ng

Stacks of lumber are seen at Teal-Jones Group sawmill in Surrey, B.C., on May 30, 2021. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Lower than expected U.S. penalties on softwood lumber exports from Canada are doing little to temper the dismay of the federal government in Ottawa.

International Trade Minister Mary Ng is calling the latest duties “baseless,” “unwarranted” and “unfair.”