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From: David Amos <david.raymond.amos333@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Subject: Fwd: RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Subject: RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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Sunday, 5 October 2025
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Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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From: May, Elizabeth - M.P. <Elizabeth.May@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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From: Rempel, Michelle - M.P. <Michelle.Rempel@parl.gc.ca>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Subject: Automatic reply: RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Subject: RE:[Ext*]RE N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
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Trump says 'Canada will love us again' — but there's still no deal on tariffs after Carney meeting
'I think they're going to walk away very happy,' Trump says of PM and his team
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he's working on a trade deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney that he believes will be well-received by Canadians, telling reporters assembled for their bilateral meeting in the Oval Office that the people of this country "will love us again."
Carney, Trump and a cadre of officials from both sides met for a face-to-face meeting and luncheon at the White House to try and hammer out some sort of resolution to the U.S. trade war that has wreaked havoc on critical sectors like steel, aluminum, auto manufacturing and forestry.
Asked if Canada will secure any concessions or leave today's meeting empty-handed, Trump said: "I think they're going to walk away very happy," and added later that on trade, "we're going to especially treat Canada fairly."
"The people of Canada will love us again," Trump said, with Carney looking on during an impromptu news conference ahead of their meeting. "Most of them still do, I think — they love us."
‘I think they will be very happy’ says Trump on potential deal with CanadaBut by late afternoon, it became apparent that a deal is still not in hand and there's more work to do before there's any sort of tariff relief for hard-hit sectors.
Carney did not hold his own news conference in Washington, as he did the last time he was in the American capital for a meeting like this, but rather sent out Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc to report that talks are still ongoing and there has been "substantial progress."
LeBlanc described Tuesday's discussions as "successful, positive, substantive," but declined to offer any specifics on why a deal has not yet materialized despite Trump's upbeat talk.
Carney and Trump instructed LeBlanc and his American counterparts to "continue the conversation and to quickly land deals that will bring, we think, greater certainty," the minister said, adding he is "optimistic" the two sides can put something together.
Carney will also have what a senior government official described as a "working dinner" with Vice-President JD Vance — a trusted Trump lieutenant — on Tuesday evening, where clearing the trade impasse will be a topic of discussion.
LeBlanc 'optimistic' on trade progress after Trump-Carney Oval Office meetingLeBlanc said he is staying in Washington to push for a deal after other members of the Canadian delegation, including Carney, leave Wednesday morning.
He said those continuing talks will centre on the steel, aluminum and energy sectors, as well as how the two sides can cobble something together that "would be in the economic and security interests of both countries."
Trump earlier stressed he sees Canada as an economic competitor, saying the two countries have "natural conflict" and that he wants to displace Canadian-made cars and steel with domestic supply in the American market.
"It's a tough situation because we want to make our cars here. We want Canada to do well making cars. We're working on formulas and I think we'll get there," Trump said — a comment that suggests the Americans are weighing whether to impose quotas on products coming in from the U.S., possibly in exchange for tariff relief.
"We want Canada to do great, but there's a point at which we also want the same business," Trump said.
Trump also said an entirely tariff-free deal with Canada is not in the cards — "we're going to have tariffs," he said — but signalled he is open to renegotiating the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) next year as planned.
That will be a welcome development for the Canadians, who are eager to preserve that agreement, given it allows for free-trade access for the vast majority of Canadian products, with some notable exceptions now that the tariffs are in place.
Carney acknowledged there are areas where the two countries "compete" — he bristled at Trump describing it as a point of "conflict" — and that's why "we have to come to an agreement that works" on tariffs that is fair to both sides, he said.
FULL EVENT | Carney, Trump take questions at 2nd Oval Office meetingTrump said at one point that the U.S. is appreciative of the work Carney's government has done at the border to clamp down on drugs and migrants — two areas he initially used to justify imposing some tariffs on Canadian goods.
"You've done well," he said to the prime minister.
Indeed, Trump and Carney were complimentary of one another throughout the public portion of their meeting.
Calling the prime minister a "very strong" and "world-class leader," Trump said Carney is "a man who knows what he wants," while at another point saying in jest that Carney "can be nasty, maybe as nasty as anybody," when he wants to get something.
Asked why he can't cut a deal with Carney if he's so fond of him, Trump said: "I want to be a great man, too."
Carney said comparatively very little as Trump commandeered the media event, but he praised the Republican leader as "a transformative president" who has helped broker peace in a number of recent conflicts.
Trump jokes about Carney: ‘He’s a nice man but he can be nasty’Trump joked that his next one may be a merger of Canada and the U.S. — a reference to his repeated 51st state comments. "That wasn't where I was going," Carney said, as the two men laughed.
Carney told Trump that Canadian companies are willing to invest tens of billions of dollars in the U.S. if his government "gets the agreement that we expect to get," a nod to Trump's fixation on announcing instances of foreign companies making big investments in the U.S.
The White House website has a running tally of investments announced in Trump's second term.
The effects of Trump's tariffs have been wide-reaching on Canada's economy.
Ontario's manufacturing sector has shed thousands of jobs this year. Aluminum exports are down double digits. The forestry sector has also seen job losses and stalled investment decisions.
There have also been knock-on effects in the U.S., where American businesses and, in turn, consumers are actually paying these tariffs.
Trump's trade program has fuelled inflation south of the border while adding billions of dollars to the U.S. Treasury in what the Tax Foundation calls "the largest tax hike since 1993."
Carney and Trump agreed over the summer to reach some sort of agreement on tariffs by August — a deadline the two sides blew past. Since then, the tariff pressure on Canada has only intensified as the Trump administration hikes existing Section 232 tariffs on products like steel and aluminum and adds new ones.
Just last week, Trump announced new Section 232 levies on lumber and timber, kitchen cabinets, vanities and other furniture and upholstered products, arguing Canadian and other imports are somehow a "national security" threat.
On Monday, Trump promised new tariffs on medium- and heavy-duty truck imports, potentially adding to the vehicle assembly sector's woes.
It's in that context that Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he's losing patience with the Americans and if a deal can't come together soon, it's time for Carney to hit U.S. goods with retaliatory tariffs.
"Sit down, let's get a deal or let's start hitting back," Ford said. "You don't sit back and get beat up by a bully every single day."
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who wrote a scathing letter to Carney before Tuesday's Oval Office meeting, said the prime minister promised Canada would "win" its fight against the U.S. under his leadership — and so far, that hasn't panned out.
"Still no deal, still no victory," Poilievre said in question period.
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N.B. softwood lumber industry braces for hit from Donald Trump's latest tariffs
Some tariffs are expected to come into effect on Oct. 14, others in the new year
Companies reliant on New Brunswick's softwood lumber industry are bracing for hard times after U.S. President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Sept. 30.
It means a further 10 per cent tariff on softwood lumber, in addition to the 35 per cent tariff already in place, as well as a new 25 per cent duty on some finished wood products including cabinets and upholstered furniture. These tariffs would come into effect on Oct. 14.
Duties would then increase to 30 per cent for upholstered furniture and 50 per cent for cabinets and vanities on Jan. 1.
In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt pleaded for the federal government to make softwood lumber tariffs a top priority.
"In some communities in New Brunswick, one in every 11 workers depends directly on forest products," Holt wrote.
"The impact of mill curtailments or closures would be immediate and severe, resulting in job losses, reduced government revenues and fewer resources for essential services."
'Ongoing issue'
Ron Marcolin, the New Brunswick vice-president with Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, said the latest tariffs and duties are a big deal in a long-running drama over softwood lumber.
"This is an ongoing issue. We have gone to numerous courts of arbitration. We've won every single time," said Marcolin.
"The issue, however, is they're our biggest market. So when you're dealing with your biggest market, of course they have a lot of sway."
One company caught in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs is Shediac's Glenwood Kitchens.
Our goal is not to have layoffs. We're a very lean business... If someone decides to retire or move away, we just won't rehire.
— James McKenna, owner of Glenwood Kitchens
The company manufactures kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, sending about 20 per cent of its products south of the border, mostly to New England.
Owner James McKenna said he expects to remain busy until January, but is bracing for a slowdown in manufacturing after that.
"Our goal is not to have layoffs," he said.
"We're a very lean business. We'll be able to weather the storm, you know, with our employees through attrition. If someone decides to retire or move away, we just won't rehire."
While McKenna isn't expecting layoffs, Marcolin said other businesses may have to take that step.
"We have had... some temporary closures," he said. "It's really unsettling, obviously, for the families in New Brunswick, for obviously the workers, the companies."
Expansion will be limited
McKenna said his business hopes to expand into other markets to make up for what is lost in U.S. sales.
He said they don't sell products throughout New Brunswick at the moment, so areas like Sussex, Woodstock, and northern New Brunswick are possible new territories.
The company is also looking to expand existing markets in the Caribbean, in Bermuda and on the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon off Newfoundland's south coast.
Still, nothing will completely replace the American market.
"People always say, 'Oh well, you just export to, you know, Ireland or England,'" said McKenna.
"I'm like, 'You know, we have 10 million people within an eight-hour drive of New Brunswick. Our best market to go after [is] the one that we are most connected to.'"
The thing is, too, they realize their product is inferior. Their softwood lumber is not as good as a Canadian stick of lumber.
— Ron Marcolin, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
While New Brunswick may largely rely on the American market, Marcolin said Americans also rely on New Brunswick's products.
In part, that's because American sources can't produce enough lumber to satisfy the demand, "so they're actually forced into importing," said Marcolin.
"The thing is, too, they realize their product is inferior. Their softwood lumber is not as good as a Canadian stick of lumber."
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Carney to return to Washington as Trump's tariffs hit sectors hard
Prime minister facing pressure from opposition to land a win
The prime minister is expected to visit the White House on Tuesday to meet face-to-face with U.S. President Donald Trump after he publicly brought up his 51st state idea again and tariffs continue to pummel some Canadian industries.
Mark Carney's office said he will travel to Washington on Monday evening ahead of talks.
"The Prime Minister's working visit will focus on shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.," the prime minister's office said in a statement.
It's been more than two months since Canada and the U.S. blew past a deadline they jointly agreed on to reach a trade deal. Carney rescinded a tax on big U.S. technology firms at Trump's request and dropped retaliatory tariffs to try to advance talks.
So far, there's no sign of a deal.
Carney's minister involved in negotiations with the U.S. said he hasn't seen a dead end to the trade talks and hopes the two countries can reach a deal before the CUSMA review next year.
"I'm hoping we can get progress before the review process formally engages," Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said on Thursday. "But time will tell us if my optimism is misplaced."
Trump's continuing to push ahead with his aggressive tariff agenda against much of the world.
'I'm not seeing a dead end': Carney's U.S. point person says there's still chance of a tariffs dealThis week, he floated the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state again while speaking to military leaders. He also hit softwood lumber producers with a new tariff that's coming on lumber and timber, kitchen cabinets and other furniture shipments into the U.S.
The lumber tariffs are yet another blow to Canadian producers who are also facing American countervailing and anti-dumping duties.
As the days go on without a deal, pressure is mounting from the opposition to land a win.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Carney promised to make some sort of an agreement with the United States by July 21.
"Where is the win?" Poilievre said Thursday.
"It has been a gigantic bait-and-switch. We were sold this brilliant negotiator. Where is it?"
Carney, who campaigned on a promise to stand up to Trump, originally said he was seeking a larger trade and security deal with the U.S. But over time he has publicly tried to lower expectations.
Last month, Carney said he's pursuing a series of smaller deals to try and get sectors including metals, auto and lumber some relief from Trump's tariffs.
B.C. lumber industry faces eye-watering 45% U.S. tariffsWhile other countries including the U.K. and European Union landed agreements by saying yes to a set rate of tariffs on all goods entering the U.S, LeBlanc said Canada will not accept any deal that includes a baseline tariff.
Carney has repeatedly said he believes Canada has the best trade deal with the U.S. because 85 per cent of exports to the U.S. are tariff-free. He says relief is needed for industries including metals, lumber and the auto sector struggling with Trump's tariffs.
The aluminum and steel industries have faced crushing 50 per cent tariffs for months. Steel production across the country dropped in May by 30 per cent.
The federal government recently announced a $400-million loan to Algoma Steel so it can continue operations and transition away from the U.S.
Carney has said he's in regular talks with Trump, including over text message. The meeting is a chance to try and advance talks in person.
The visit will mark Carney's second visit to the White House since becoming prime minister.
Trump again mentions Canada being the 51st state in speech to military leadersCarney also visited the oval office in May where he and Trump agreed to disagree on the president's idea of making Canada the 51st state.
"Canada called me a couple of weeks ago. They want to be part of it. To which I said, well, why don't you just join our country? Become 51, become the 51st state and you get it for free," Trump said on Tuesday.
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Baucus Introduces Bill to Distribute Canadian Softwood Duties to U.S. Industry
Legislation Would Liquidate Duties Collected by Customs
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Today, U.S. Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont), Ranking Member of theSenate Finance Committee, joined Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho), to introduce legislation toliquidate funds collected from duties on imports of Canadian softwood and to distribute themoney to U.S. timber industries, as allowed under current U.S. law.
In May 2002, the U.S. Commerce Department and the International Trade Commissiondetermined that Canadian timber policies created unfair subsidies allowing artificially cheapCanadian lumber to flood the U.S. market creating a disadvantage for U.S. lumber producers. Tolevel the playing field, the Commerce Department imposed antidumping and countervailingtariffs of Canadian imports by more than 29%.
“Free trade must be fa ir trade,” Baucus said. “Over two years have passed sincenegotiations began on lumber trade between our two countries, and still no end is in sight. Thisdispute needs to be resolved soon for our U.S. producers. Canadian timber policies areinconsistent with a free and integrated North American market. The timber subsidies provideCanadian timber producers with an unfair advantage, and until this basic issue is resolved, thelitigation and tariffs will continue.”
Under current U.S. law, antidumping and countervailing duties entered into Customs canbe distributed to affected industries that filed for relief. However, the duties collected onCanadian softwood lumber are not accessible for U.S. lumber producers because of on goingdiscussions of the legality of the U.S. duties before North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA) and World Trade Organization (WTO) panels. The bill introduced today would directthe Commerce Department to instruct the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection to distributethe funds collected from the antidumping and countervailing duties imposed in May 2002.
“In my judgment, the most effective, durable, and fair resolution to this decades-oldproblem will be found only through a negotiated settlement. This means both parties sittingdown at the table and finding a mutually acceptable solution that provides for timber policies thatare consistent and compatible,” said Baucus. “But until then, U.S. timber producers shouldassert all legal rights available to them. This legislation sends a strong message that Congresswill do what is necessary to defend the rights of the U.S. timber industry.”
Senator Baucus’ floor statement issued today on the Canadian softwood lumber negotiationsfollows:
“Mr. President, I rise today in disappointment, but also with resolve.
After more than two years of negotiations between the U.S. and Canada, there is still noagreement on how to manage softwood lumber trade between our two countries. This isdisappointing, particularly given the importance of the issue. Perhaps what is mostdisappointing, though, is that the negotiations appear to have fallen off, despite the fact thatparties last year seemed close to an agreement.
There might be some who think the recent NAFTA decisions signal an imminent conclusion ofthe litigation, and that deposits collected by U.S. Customs will be returned soon. As one whohas seen this dispute wax and wane for nearly thirty years, this seems to me a naïve expectation.The fact is that the recent NAFTA decisions had more to do with a bitter disagreement betweenthe NAFTA panelists and the U.S. International Trade Commission about investigativemethodologies than whether or not the Canadian timber policies are consistent with NAFTAobligations. The bottom line – and this is the issue at the root of this dispute – is that theCanadian policies are deeply inconsistent with the notion of a free and integrated NorthAmerican market. The timber subsidies provide Canadian mills with a significant, artificialadvantage. Until this basic issue is resolved, this dispute – including this litigation and the dutiesimposed on importers – will continue.
In my judgment, the most effective, durable, and fair resolution to this decades-old problem willbe found only through a negotiated settlement. This means both parties sitting down at the tableand finding a mutually acceptable solution that provides for timber policies that are consistentand compatible. However, pulling away from the negotiating table and relying on litigation isn’tgoing to get us there.
Under current U.S. law, the deposits sitting in escrow will be eligible for liquidation. As I havesaid, I would prefer a negotiated settlement – one that resolves all matters of disagreement,including the dispositio n of these deposits. But some involved in the negotiation appear to havedecided upon litigation as their preferred method of resolution. If it is necessary for me and mycolleagues to assert the legal rights available to the U.S. industry as a way of reminding theparties of the stakes that are still very much on the table, then that is what we will do.
Today, my good friend, Larry Craig and I have introduced a bill that would order the CommerceDepartment to begin the process of liquidating the approximately $3 billion sitting in escrow, asa result of the antidumping and countervailing duties imposed upon imports of Canadiansoftwood lumber since March 2002. Further, these deposits are to be distributed to the U.S.lumber industry, which have been seriously injured by Canada’s timber policies and whichpetitioned for these duties in the first place. If enacted, I expect the U.S. government to defend itto the hilt.
I hope that our action today will spark a return – by both sides – to the negotiating table.However, if it does not, and if a settlement is not reached, I will not hesitate to push forcefullyfor enactment of this legislation.”
Proposed U.S. softwood bill 'theft,' B.C. minister says
A B.C. cabinet minister is furious at a U.S. politician who wants to keep softwood lumber duties paid by Canadian companies.
Montana Senator Max Baucus said he plans to introduce a bill that will allow U.S. lumber companies to keep an estimated $3.6 billion in duties paid on Canadian imports, even though international trade regulators have repeatedly ruled against the duties.
"Well I don't know in Montana what they call it when they take something from you ... but around here it's theft," B.C. Forest Minister Mike Dejong said.
The World Trade Organization and a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement both concluded that U.S. complaints about Canadian lumber imports are not valid. The U.S. said Canadian provinces subsidized lumber exports, and imposed a 27 per cent duty in 2002.
- FROM AUG. 31, 2004: NAFTA rejects U.S. softwood claims
Thousands of jobs and millions of dollars have been lost because of the duties.
Baucus introduced the bill because he feels Canada won't negotiate about the lumber dispute, an aide said. Canada won't negotiate because it has won at the trade tribunals, so the senator hopes the legislation will "kick-start" talks, the aide said.
A Canadian lumber group disagrees. "Canada has always, government and industry have always maintained that we're willing to negotiate. We don't need scare tactics like this for reasonable business people to come back to the table," said John Allen, president of the BC Lumber Trade Council.
Softwood dispute could prompt trade war: B.C. minister
B.C.'s forests minister has blasted the latest U.S. move in the softwood lumber fight, warning that it could lead to an all-out trade war.
Montana Senator Max Baucus plans to introduce a bill as early as Tuesday that will allow U.S. lumber companies to keep an estimated $3.6 billion in duties paid on Canadian imports.
B.C. Forests Minister Mike de Jong said Monday that if Baucus's bill passes, Canada will be forced to retaliate.
He said he has talked with his federal counterparts about countermoves, including possibly stopping energy exports to the United States.
"You can't steal $4 billion from a country and not expect that there would be repercussions," he said.
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"The U.S. and their legislators should think very carefully before embracing what is to my mind an indefensible and irrational proposition."
The U.S. said Canadian provinces subsidized lumber exports, and imposed a 27 per cent duty in 2002.
The World Trade Organization and a ruling under the North American Free Trade Agreement both concluded that U.S. complaints about Canadian lumber imports are not valid.
- FROM AUG. 31, 2004: NAFTA rejects U.S. softwood claims
Thousands of jobs and millions of dollars have been lost because of the duties.
Baucus introduced the bill because he feels Canada won't negotiate about the lumber dispute, an aide said.
Maxwell Sieben Baucus (né Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longest-serving U.S. senator in Montana history. President Barack Obama later appointed Baucus to replace Gary Locke as the 11th U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, a position he held from 2014 until 2017.[1][2]
Baucus Promises to Enforce International Lumber Laws
By Beacon StaffSteel-toed boots met leather loafers Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Max Baucus and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk visited a local mill to assure Montana lumber workers that the government is working to enforce softwood lumber trade laws with Canada.
Baucus and Kirk toured the F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company in Columbia Falls, talking with workers during their lunch break. Baucus said he brought Kirk to Montana because he needed to understand the realities of the recession’s effects on lumber mills.
The Stoltze mill temporarily shut down in early February because of a bad housing and construction market brought on by the recession. It opened up again in March.
As President Barack Obama’s principal trade advisor and spokesperson, Kirk works with different countries to negotiate and enforce trade agreements. In this case, he made a promise to “hold Canada’s feet to the fire” when enforcing the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA).
“We believe that if you all have an even playing field, you’ll be fine,” Kirk said.
The United States and Canada entered into the trade agreement in 2006 to create a fair trade deal for American softwood producers. Canada agreed to specific export measures, dealing with volume and price. According to the agreement, if the monthly price of softwood lumber is at $355 per thousand board feet, trade is unrestricted. If the price is below $355, each Canadian exporting region is subject to export taxes or volume caps. The measures become stricter as the market falls.
In 2008, an international tribunal concluded that Canada has still not complied with the SLA in some regions, awarding the United States damages. Despite the ruling, U.S. officials said Canada did not remedy the problem areas. As a consequence, the United States put a 10 percent tariff on Canadian softwood lumber in April, which officials say will remain in place until Canada complies with the agreement or the tax collects $54 million.
“We’re at a big disadvantage,” Baucus said. “It’s unfair to us.”
Canada has gone back to the international panel, asking if a settlement they had offered the U.S. was sufficient.
At the lumber mill, Kirk and Baucus took turns assuring workers that Canadian compliance would secure jobs in Montana and that the workers had not been forgotten in Washington, D.C. The agreement could mean the difference between open and closed mills, Kirk said.
Chuck Roady, the mill’s general manager, told Baucus he wanted to ensure a future for the mill and its workers.
“Stoltze has been here a long time, 100 years,” Roady said. “We’d like to be here another 100 years.”
Workers had an opportunity to ask Baucus questions, and the first one strayed from lumber issues. A man expressed his concern over the national deficit, to which Baucus replied that health care reform is a good place to start, because current health care costs Americans too much.
Another question focused on the lawsuits filed by environmental groups that keep lumber companies out of the woods, and the lengthy appeals process that follows if courts rule against the groups.
Baucus said there are few things that bother him more than the ability of these groups to slow the permitting process down.
“National environmental groups have had too much say,” Baucus replied, adding that he is still working to change the appeals process.
Bill Graham, acting parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, called Emerson's behaviour cynical and claimed his actions diminished "the faith of citizens in a system under which we have to govern." Martin, who left on a vacation to Europe shortly after resigning as prime minister, was "astonished" by Emerson's defection and criticized both Emerson and Harper for avoiding "an appropriate level of scrutiny on this matter -- a decision that I believe robs Canadians and the people of Vancouver Kingsway of a deserved explanation".
Criticism also came from Emerson's fellow Conservatives. Garth Turner, a Conservative MP from Ontario said that "anyone who crosses the floor ultimately should go back to the people for ratification and I stick by it and hopefully in this case that will happen ..."[9] Turner later stated his belief that his criticism "seriously limited" his future in the party. Subsequently, he was eventually kicked out of the Conservative caucus and crossed the floor to sit as a Liberal for which he was also criticized. Myron Thompson of Alberta has also called for Emerson to step down and run in a by-election.[10]
However, MacKay told CTV's Mike Duffy Live that Emerson wanted to continue and finish the work he already started as Minister of Industry under Martin on a multibillion-dollar softwood lumber deal with the United States—a deal that could potentially bring a huge windfall to Canada and particularly Emerson's major lumber producing province, British Columbia.
MacKay later also said that there was no comparison between Emerson's switch and that of Belinda Stronach. Reynolds also defended Emerson's switch, saying that Vancouver Kingsway got the better end of the bargain since "instead of having someone in opposition, they have someone who is a cabinet minister of a new government." As Minister of International Trade, Emerson will have key influence on matters relevant to constituents of Vancouver-Kingsway particularly as The Greater Vancouver Area prepares for the 2010 Olympics. The defection also has the support of Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, the Vancouver Board of Trade, former Prime Minister Kim Campbell, as well as several prominent businessmen in Vancouver.
In a letter dated Monday February 6, the Vancouver Kingsway Liberal riding association requested that Emerson repay $97,000 spent during his re-election campaign.[11] Emerson has stated that he does not intend to repay any expenses, arguing that he has raised large sums for the Liberal party from his corporate connections. On February 8, 2006, Emerson described Liberal attacks on his defection as a sign of "deep sickness" and said that his children were being treated with hostility at school because of his defection.[12] Harper called the attacks on Emerson "superficial", the switch was made "in the best interests of not just British Columbia but good government". Emerson has given some thought to resigning over the furore, but told CBC News in Vancouver on February 10 that he would not resign or run in a byelection.[13] Aside from that appearance, Emerson cancelled a telephone press conference on February 9 due to traffic.
The furore has reinvigorated support for legislation requiring MPs who switch parties to step down and run for their own vacancy in a by-election. NDP MP Peter Stoffer announced on February 13 that he would reintroduce a private member's bill making such a provision. Turner plans to introduce a similar bill, despite pressure from his party to back off. Speaking on Vancouver radio station CKNW, Emerson said he would be glad to discuss the bill in Parliament: "I'll participate in that debate, I may even vote for it, and I will certainly abide by it." [14] Stoffer's earlier floor-crossing bill (C-251) was defeated during the last Canadian Parliament.[15] Emerson has vowed to resign only if such a law were passed retroactively or if the ethics commissioner found him to be at fault.
A crowd of over 700[16] gathered at an NDP-organized protest rally in Emerson's riding on Saturday February 11. Another smaller rally took place at Emerson's riding office the next day. On April 2, a crowd, variously estimated between 1000 and 1200 participated in a Walk for Democracy organized by a group calling themselves Real Democracy. At times the tightly packed crowd stretched out over five blocks along one lane of Kingsway as the march proceeded along the 2 kilometre route past Emerson's constituency office to the rally. The next day, another group flew an airplane over Canada's parliament asking the Member of Parliament to "call home". This was in reference to the fact that David Emerson had remained low key and made few public appearances in the riding for the months of February and March.
According to an online poll from The Globe and Mail, 77% of respondents wanted Emerson to step down and run in a by-election. A similar online poll conducted by Maclean's magazine showed 66% wanted Emerson to run in a by-election. Ipsos Reid in mid-February 2006 conducted a poll of British Columbians and found that even in staunchly Conservative areas of the province, respondents were 75% in favour of a by-election being called.
On March 3, 2006, Ethics Commissioner Bernard Shapiro announced that he was launching a preliminary inquiry into conflict-of-interest allegations against Emerson and Harper. Shapiro says he will look into what influence may have been wielded in the decision by Emerson to cross the floor.[17][18] On March 20, 2006, Shapiro stated that he was "satisfied that no special inducement was offered by Mr. Harper to convince Mr. Emerson to join his cabinet and his party". He found no wrongdoing on Emerson's part and recommended a parliamentary debate on floor crossing.[19]
Resolution of softwood lumber issue
On April 27, 2006, Prime Minister Harper announced that Canada had reached an agreement with the United States on softwood lumber. Working closely with Minister Emerson and Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson, this landmark agreement resolved a dispute disrupting Canada–U.S. relations since 1982 when U.S. lumber producers first petitioned against Canadian softwood lumber imports under U.S. countervailing duty law. Previous Liberal governments had enacted two five-year deals, the last one expiring March 31, 2001. Since then, Canada had been locked in costly domestic and international litigation as U.S. lumber companies charged Canada with dumping subsidized lumber into the U.S. market.
The softwood lumber deal ensured no quotas or tariffs at current lumber prices, repayment of at least $4 billion in unfairly collected duties to lumber companies, and provincial and regional flexibility depending on operating conditions. "Canada’s bargaining position was strong; our conditions were clear; and this agreement delivers", said the prime minister. "It’s a good deal that resolves this long-standing dispute and allows us to move on." The deal also received support from Canada's three major softwood producing provinces, British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario.[20]
Following the initial announcement, the province of British Columbia expressed dissatisfaction with the agreement's details.[21] Claiming industry support, B.C.'s forestry minister, Rich Coleman, threatened to "derail the deal" if the provincial government's concerns were not met. Under contention were several details, including an "opt-out" clause (allowing either Canadian or U.S. governments to back out of the deal after 23 months).[22]
A number of analysts described the deal as a shameful capitulation of Canadian interests. The deal included language requiring all Canadian companies to drop legal actions against the U.S. government.[23]
On September 12, 2006, Emerson and U.S Trade Representative Susan Schwab officially signed the deal in Ottawa.[24]
The softwood lumber deal was passed on December 6, 2006, and received Royal Assent on December 12, 2006.
Foreign Affairs ministry
On May 26, 2008, Emerson was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs following the resignation of Maxime Bernier, though it was reported at the time that Emerson's appointment to the position would be brief.[25] In a cabinet shuffle on June 25, 2008, Prime Minister Harper finalized Emerson's position as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[26]
Retirement
On September 2, 2008, it was reported that Emerson would not run in the 2008 federal election, citing the lengthy commute from Vancouver to Ottawa as the reason.[27]
In 2009, he was named co-chair (with Paul Tellier) of the Prime Minister's Advisory Committee on the Public Service Archived May 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. He also became a member of the International Advisory Council of the Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation.[28]
Trump touts Canada-U.S. ‘merger’ at White House, Carney leaves Washington without a deal
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump have wrapped up a two-and-a-half-hour meeting at the White House, with the latter once again hinting at his threats to annex Canada.
It was the second high-stakes, in-person meeting at the Oval Office between Carney and Trump since May, though the two have been in frequent contact as they work to hash out a new economic and security deal.
Speaking to reporters following the meeting, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc did not offer up any tangible outcomes from the meeting, but categorized it as “successful,” “positive,” and “effective.”
Ahead of the meeting, however, Trump signalled he was optimistic there would be progress.
“I think they’re going to be very happy,” Trump told reporters ahead of the meeting, when asked whether Carney will be leaving Washington with a deal.
“They talk about competitiveness, he’s a very competitive person,” he added, referring to Carney. “And they talk about things that we don’t necessarily agree on, but I think they’re going to walk away very happy.”
Asked about the president’s comments, LeBlanc said the Canadian delegation is leaving Washington “very much with the sense” that the Trump administration is ready to “structure something” on steel and aluminum that “would be in the economic and security interests of both countries.”
“I’m sort of an optimistic guy,” LeBlanc said, when asked specifically about the timing of a deal. “I said at parliamentary committees last week that I remain optimistic, and I’m more optimistic today after those discussions at the White House than I was when we arrived in Washington yesterday.”
Joining Carney is a handful of cabinet ministers, including LeBlanc, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Melanie Joly, and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson.
Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman is also in the meeting.
Trump touts Canada-U.S. ‘merger’
“From the beginning, I’ve liked him, and we’ve had a good relationship,” Trump also said of Carney. “We have some natural conflict, but we will probably work that out. But we’ve had a very strong relationship.”
“We’re going to be talking about trade. We’re going to be talking about a lot of different things. We’ll certainly be talking about Gaza,” he also said.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Carney once again called Trump a “transformative president,” listing his accomplishments during his second term, during which Trump added: “and the merger of Canada and the United States.”
Trump’s comments about Canada becoming the 51st state have dominated the headlines for months, with the president often threatening to use “economic force” to accomplish the annexation.
Meeting comes amid protracted trade war
A source speaking on background told CTV News late last week that Canadian officials were “cautiously optimistic” there could be potential movement on steel or aluminum tariffs following Tuesday’s meeting.
When asked by reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday on what it would take for the U.S. to reduce or withdraw tariffs on steel and aluminum, Trump said “We’re going to be talking about that with the prime minister.”
LeBlanc, however, when pressed by reporters about the absence of any relief on steel and aluminum tariffs, said he didn’t “have an expectation of a detailed deal today.”
“So, because some unnamed sources speculated, doesn’t change our state of mind when we got here,” he said. “We hope to make progress.”
“People understandably want to see the results, and believe me, so do we,” he also said. “And we’re going to continue that work, and we hope to have meetings, perhaps as soon as later this evening and tomorrow in that regard.”
Canada and the U.S. have been in an ongoing trade war since February, when Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods, claiming they were related to border security. Those were later scaled back to apply only to goods not covered by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
But, in the months since, the U.S. president has stacked additional sectoral tariffs on steel and aluminum, copper and autos.
Trump has also announced tariffs on lumber and medium- and heavy-duty trucks are on the way.
In late August, Carney announced Canada would be dropping many of its counter-tariffs by exempting goods covered by CUSMA.
In addition to the counter-tariff carveout, Canada has made other concessions, for example scrapping the controversial digital services tax to which Trump was vehemently opposed.
Canada has also made policy decisions in response to Trump’s concerns, namely by introducing a $1.3-billion border plan and naming a “fentanyl czar,” and by speeding up the date by which it’ll meet its defence-spending commitments to NATO.
“It’s a complicated agreement,” Trump told reporters alongside Carney, when asked why the two countries have failed to reach a new deal. “More complicated maybe than any other agreement we have on trade, because, you know, we have natural conflict. We also have mutual love.”
‘A nice man but he can be nasty’: Trump on Carney
Asked on Tuesday if Carney has done anything to make it easier or more difficult to reach a deal, Trump said “no.”
“I think he’s a great prime minister,” Trump said. “I mean, he could represent me.”
“He’s a nice man, but he can be nasty,” he added. “I think I can tell you this because I deal with lots of leaders all over the world: He is a world-class leader.”
When asked why he hasn’t yet made a deal with Canada if he believes Carney to be a “great man,” Trump said: “Because I want to be a great man, too.”
Poilievre, Ford call on Carney to come away with a deal
In a public letter addressed to Carney on Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on the prime minister to “negotiate a win” in Washington.
He pointed to the missed mid-summer deadline to reach a new deal, and to the tariffs that are still in place as examples of Carney’s unmet promises.
“We only expect you to keep your promises,” Poilievre wrote. “If you only return with excuses, broken promises and photo ops, you will have failed our workers, our businesses and our country.”
In an interview with CNN on Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it’s a “shame” Trump has implemented such sweeping tariffs.
“What are the American population going to do? You rely on the aluminum coming from Canada to build military and aerospace and manufacturing,” he said. “You rely on steel as well coming from Canada. And 30 per cent of the lumber to build homes is coming from Canada.”
“The way to create more jobs is make a deal with Canada,” he added. “The way to reduce inflation is make a deal with Canada, and increase the economy is make a deal with Canada, your number one export country in the entire world.”
Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park on Tuesday, Ford compared the protracted trade dispute and absence of a deal to “a kid going in the school yard and getting punched in the face every day.”
“It’s time to hit back if he can’t get a deal,” Ford said. “Maybe, maybe Prime Minister Carney knows something I don’t know. And if that’s the case, he should sit down with the premiers and explain that.”
Both countries have launched CUSMA consultations. The trade agreement was already set for review next year.
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