Quebec Forest Industry Already Under Pressure Amid Trump Tariff Threat: Legault

Quebec Forest Industry Already Under Pressure Amid Trump Tariff Threat: Legault
Logs are shown at a softwood lumber sawmill on Nov. 14, 2008 in Saguenay, Quebec. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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Quebec’s premier has raised concerns about the potential impact of the tariff proposed by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on the province’s forest industry.

In a statement posted to social media on Sunday, François Legault said high interest rates and existing duties on softwood lumber were already putting pressure on the sector, which he said accounts for more than 50,000 jobs in Quebec.