New players clamour to be heard in lumber debate

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Lumber companies in the U.S. and Canada are engaged in a trade war. U.S. lobbyists, like the American Consumers for Affordable Homes, have been pressuring the Clinton administration to limit Canadian lumber imports as the two countries' five-year pact nears its deadline.

Lumber, United States

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Leaders tout trade as disputes fester

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U.S.-Canada trade relations were the subject of negotiations betwwen President George W. Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien. A major topic of the discussions were disputes over Canadian softwood lumber and Prince Edward Island potatoes.

Administration of General Economic Programs, Potatoes, Potato Farming, Trade Negotiations, Irish potatoes, Conferences, meetings and seminars, International trade, Portrayals, Vegetable industry, Bush, George W.

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Ottawa girds for lumber battle

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The five-year softwood lumber pact between Canada and the United States is nearing an end. The Canadian government, which faces a series of legal battles, is not expected to support timber cutting reform despite U.S. support for free trade.

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