1. Policy Options for the Softwood Lumber Dispute, Round 5
- Author:
- Steven Holloway
- Publication Date:
- 06-2017
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Security and Development, Dalhousie University
- Abstract:
- Canadian softwood lumber exports to the US have been a perennial trade irritant since at least the 1980s. But recently a “perfect storm” of factors, including a year of increased exports with the ending of the 2006 SLA (Softwood Lumber Agreement) restrictions in October 2015, the recent fall in the Canadian dollar and the unexpected election of the protectionist Donald Trump, all have conspired to make this fifth round of disputation, front-and-centre to the challenged US-Canada bilateral relationship.
- Topic:
- Environment, Bilateral Relations, Natural Resources, and Trade
- Political Geography:
- Canada, North America, and United States of America