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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (17091)	8/12/2005 10:39:48 PM
From: Condor	Respond to of 18308

softwood My understanding is its very npowerful lobbying. (election donations perhaps) C

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (17091)	8/12/2005 10:51:33 PM
From: ogi	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18308

It is crazy and it is a huge public relations disaster for the U.S in Canada. Although Canadians suffer under delusions of false superiority they are not wrong when they see the U.S. as a pretender in free trade and an economic imperialist nation. The U.S. only wants free trade if it is winning. If it isn't winning it is whining! I think the determining factor is in the power of the political lobbying system in the U.S. which is too successful representing its clients . The softwood lumber dispute is one of many in which all the trade mediation bodies, to which the U.S. is a signatory , has ruled in Canada's favour and it makes no difference to U.S. behaviour, actions and or policy. The collective attitude here now is, what can we do to hurt their trade? How about tightening the noose on oil? Maybe an export tax? We are sick of being the nice guy at the beach having sand kicked on us. Cheers, Ogi

To: Bearcatbob who wrote (17091)	8/13/2005 12:21:57 AM
From: teevee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18308

Bearcatbob, It works like this: put up tarrifs on lumber and beef and when Canadian lumber companies or packing plants go into bankruptcy, US lumber or packing companies can come in and buy up the assets at $.10 on the dollar. Its a form of economic warfare. This strategy has allowed US businesses to expand globally while making local people in the targeted countries suffer. If you can't use bunker busters, use tarrifs. Is just another weapon in Uncle Sam's arsenal. Unfortunately, whether its fruit workers in Central America, or workers, small business and large scale industry in the lumber, packing and cattle sector, those who lose their livelyhood due to American economic warfare usually end up hating Americans. Canadian lumber and beef industries are expanding into Asian markets and Canadian oil and gas companies are now permiting to build pipelines to the west coast so oil and gas can be sold to China and India in addition to America. Diversification of markets is the key to defeating American trade war tactics.