U.S. lumber lobby a 'cancer': Emerson - By BARRIE MCKENNA, The Globe and Mail
The U.S. lumber industry has exposed itself as a protectionist 'cancer' by trying to kill NAFTA's dispute settlement system, Canadian Industry Minister David Emerson says.
A constitutional challenge launched yesterday in the U.S. Court of Appeals will backfire by turning the Bush administration against the Washington-based Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports, Mr. Emerson told reporters.