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To: Doug Soon who wrote (12196)	11/30/2001 10:38:08 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (3) of 281500

Well Doug... I'm not a "free trader". I'm a "fair trader". And when it's seemingly apparent that the Canadian government is drastically subsidizing their timber industry by undercharging for a national resource that is owned by Canadian taxpayers, I get the sense that we're not talking about "fair trade". We're I a "free trader" then I would think it to be perfectly alright to import foreign goods produced in sweatshops or with child labor (not saying this is the case in Canada). Because the argument would be the same.. Namely that the US should accept the labor "mechanism" that permit foreign companies to use such cheap labor to lower their costs and compete for US market share. But I also believe that those who make use of renewable national resources should pay for their replacement and/or management by the government. If Canadians could provide sufficient evidence that the stumppage fees they pay to Ottawa fully cover the replacement and management costs of replanting their forests, I might be more inclined to accept the Canadian position. Hawk

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