The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States.

The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States.

Mary Ng, international trade minister of Canada, announced that Canada is disputing U.S. duties on softwood lumber under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement.

OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States. International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada has taken steps to ...

Canada’s international trade minister is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling duties on softwood lumber, saying the move is unfair and unwarranted. Anne Gaviola has this ...

The company also said recent "punitive" tariff hikes by the U.S. — which saw the country nearly double the duty on softwood lumber imported from Canada — meant carrying on would have put ...