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VICTORIA – The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the Proposed Analytical Framework for Changed Circumstances Reviews of the Outstanding Countervailing Duty Order on Imports of Softwood Lumber from Canada.
“We’ve received the proposal and are studying it,” Forests Minister Michael de Jong said today. “We’re conducting that review in context of the recent discussions we’ve had with the U.S., Canadian and provincial governments, as well as U.S. and Canadian industry representatives.
“Conceptually, this approach could form the basis of a long-term solution; however, the devil is in the detail. We’re looking forward to a Friday meeting with Grant Aldonas to discuss these specifics.”
Aldonas is undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Canadian and provincial government officials will be meeting with him on Friday in Toronto to discuss the U.S. policy proposal.
A copy of the U.S. proposal is available on the Ministry of Forests Web site at www.for.gov.bc.ca/het/softwood/.
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