Trade Minister Cites Housing Shortage as Cause for Ceasefire in US Softwood Spat

Trade Minister Cites Housing Shortage as Cause for Ceasefire in US Softwood Spat
Cedar planks are stacked at a lumber yard in Montreal, on April 25, 2017. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson
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Canada’s international trade minister says the great North American softwood lumber standoff is putting a drag on the continent’s already tight housing supply.

Mary Ng says Ottawa will contest the U.S. International Trade Commission’s latest decision to maintain “unjustified” duties on imports of Canadian softwood.