British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday to discuss launching a Team Canada approach to support workers in the forestry sector in response to the latest U.S. decision on softwood lumber duties.
The U.S. Department of Commerce said on Friday that it has determined a combined preliminary anti-subsidy and anti-dumping duty rate of 34.45 percent for Canadian lumber following an administrative review—more double the current 14.54 percent levy.
Eby says the decision is an attack on forest workers and all B.C. residents, and it will also hurt Americans by driving up housing costs….