[news] Ottawa seeks sanctions against U.S. [over softwood lumber]

[Resist!ca]

"The Canadian government, increasingly frustrated by U.S. intransigence in the lengthy softwood battle, is asking a global trade body for the right to slap retaliatory sanctions on a record $4.1-billion worth of American goods." ... "The action is a sign of increasingly frayed tensions between Ottawa and Washington over U.S. stalling in the 41-month dispute. Canada has won several key victories in trade courts, but the United States still refuses to drop a hefty 21-per-cent levy on Canadian softwood."

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/2/11/7536/71756