In the latest development of a decades-long trade dispute between Canada and the United States, the Canadian government has filed for a judicial review of last month's U.S. Commerce Department's assessment on softwood lumber duties. International Trade Minister Mary Ng described the levies as "unfair, unjust, and illegal" in a statement released earlier this week.
The U.S. Commerce Department's fourth administrative review established a combined duty rate of 7.99%, a slight decrease from the previous rate of 8.59%. Canada’s softwood producers say they have paid more than $8-billion in lumber duties to the U.S. from 2017 to 2022.
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