Softwood counteroffer not seen any time soon By STEVEN CHASE, The Globe and Mail
'It would follow logically that the U.S. should immediately cease collecting the duties. If they do not, then one has to wonder, a) is there any point in negotiating at all and, b) why have a NAFTA treaty?'
Ontario Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay said he is not sure there is time to hammer out a settlement before a Canadian federal election and the U.S. presidential election season. 'I don't think there is the urgency.'