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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 ::
A lumber offer Canada should refuse By Peter Foster, Financial Post
One of the thorniest issues is how the proposed quota would be divided between provinces and their lumber companies. Part of the U.S. strategy has always been to drive a wedge between the regions, and they seem to have succeeded once again. Ontario and Quebec producers are up in arms because they believe B.C. producers will have an advantage in terms of quotas.
British Columbia, always the biggest offender in U.S. lumber lobby eyes, is moving towards a market-based system, but American producers don't really give a hoot. The main problem is not stumpage; it's the superior competitive skills of Canadian lumber companies.
The Americans' lumber clout flouts free trade By JEFFREY SIMPSON, The Globe and Mail
The deal seems reasonable on the surface. It would end tariffs. It would produce at least a temporary halt to legal battles that have already cost Canadian interests about $100-million. It would guarantee market access, albeit at a lower share than the 33 per cent of several years ago. Firms would get money back, thereby boosting their stock prices and bottom lines. Those who are worn out by this endless, intractable struggle could take a breather.
Look more deeply. The deal mocks everything Canada sought when this war began.------------------------------------------- posted 8:51 AM :: reference link ::
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