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U.S. ITC and Commerce's Continued Losses in NAFTA Signal Canadian Lumber Import Duties Are Illegal Under U.S. Law, International Agreements American Consumers for Affordable Homes
'We continue to believe that there has been no legal or substantive basis for the ITC or the Commerce Department to slap import duties on Canadian softwood lumber that is essential to our domestic housing need,' said Susan Petniunas, spokesperson for the 16-member alliance, American Consumers for Affordable Homes (ACAH), representing 95 percent of U.S. lumber consumption, comprised of U.S. trade associations and companies.

U.S. remains stubborn in softwood lumber dispute Canadian Lumber Trade Alliance
In its last decision, the NAFTA Panel made it crystal clear that a negative threat finding was the only decision consistent with the law. Because today's ITC decision is essentially a carbon copy of the first two, the CLTA is confident that the Panel will come to the same conclusion when it reviews this decision in response to the CLTA's appeal, which will be filed promptly. The CLTA hopes the NAFTA Panel is losing patience with the ITC's failure to comply with its obligation to implement the Panel's orders. The CLTA also hopes the NAFTA Panel will be even more specific in its instructions to the ITC when it again finds in favour of Canada in a decision expected later this summer.

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