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To: Snowshoe who wrote (287)	12/1/2001 6:02:06 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) of 1293

Quebec ready to sign its own softwood deal with U.S. cbc.ca WebPosted Fri Nov 23 22:27:50 2001 QUEBEC CITY-- Instead of uniting in their fight against an American duty on softwood lumber, the federal government and Quebec may be heading for a squabble of their own. The province's natural resources minister, Jacques Brassard, said he's confident Quebec will be able to negotiate its own settlement with Washington before the end of the year. He wants Ottawa to approve the plan so the province can keep local mills from shutting down, throwing thousands of people out of work. The United States accuses many Canadian forestry companies of being unfairly subsidized by being able to cut timber on Crown land for a relatively low fee. They've imposed two import penalties since spring, raising the price of softwood by 32 per cent. Atlantic Canada has been spared most of the pain because its mills process wood cut on private land. But the rest of the country, especially British Columbia, has been hit hard. Montreal-based forestry giant Abitibi-Consolidated recently announced plans to shut down 18 Canadian lumber mills, almost all of them in Quebec. Almost 5,000 workers are facing layoffs. Brassard said he's not willing to cut a deal with the Americans at any cost, but he would like to settle the dispute soon – even if it means negotiating one-on-one with Washington. But Ottawa has said it will not endorse separate deals, arguing the country must remain united in the battle over softwood lumber. "I've been very clear on this," International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew said Friday. "We are moving as a country." Pettigrew said he's optimistic a deal can be reached with the Americans as long as "Team Canada" sticks together.

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