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Politics : Rat's Nest - Chronicles of Collapse
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To: Ron who wrote (2843)10/29/2005 8:32:06 AM
From: Crocodile  Read Replies (1) of 24231
 
(OT -- sort of -- unless NAFTA and Canadian sales of oil to the U.S.eventually hinge on the outcome).
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Ron wrote:

I follow the news fairly closely and was not even aware of this disagreement over soft wood until we visited Toronto during the summer and saw it in the local papers. Rather interesting considering you folks are supposed to be our "friends" and considering what is riding on the trade agreements.
Just another example of the psycho administration holding sway in Washington.

here's the latest development in the softwood lumber dispute as of yesterday . . .

U.S. misses another softwood deadline
theglobeandmail.com

Ottawa — Washington says it needs more time to consider a NAFTA ruling that orders it to drastically cut some duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports.
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My best guess is that the U.S. is stalling on settling the
softwood lumber dispute because the governent figures it
can really rake in a bundle on lumber sales over the next
few months while everyone is busily rebuilding after all
of these hurricanes -- using Canadian lumber with huge
tariffs slapped on top. What a windfall of tariff dollars
that will represent. Too bad we don't just let the lumber
sit right where it is at the big mills up here.

Btw, what a joke, coming right on the heels of Rice's visit
to Canada this week, and her claims that the U.S. trade deals
are -- how did she put it -- "as good as gold". Perhaps
she was talking about Fool's Gold. None of this is sending
a very good message to Canadians.

~croc
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