It’s been hard to keep up with the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff trade war on Canada.
Punishing tariffs have been levied on steel, aluminum and automobiles and — critically for B.C. — softwood lumber.
“Tariffs are the top election issue for workers,” Canadian Labour Congress president Bea Bruske said. “This uncertainty really has people very, very stressed out about the future of their jobs.”
U.S. duties on softwood lumber from Canada have been a sore point between the two countries for more than 40 years. The United States argues Canadian producers have an unfair advantage because they’re subsidized by governments that sell them trees on Crown
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