“Canada and the U.S. had an opportunity to put a new softwood lumber deal in place during the Obama administration. Instead, thousands of jobs are now under threat and dozens of mills face closure after surprise and steep tariffs from an unpredictable Trump administration,” said Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands).

“As we move to cautiously renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Canada has the power to defend our forestry industry and put an end to exporting raw logs. For years, Greens have advocated to keep our value-added jobs in Canada by implementing a substantial whole log export tax,” Ms. May said. “I’m pleased to see Trump agree to a NAFTA renegotiation rather than a full exit, as this extreme measure would have thrown billions of dollars in cross-border trade into disarray.”

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