The Aporia · Tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports set at almost 35% after U.S. review

Wolfgang Depner

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🔮 Deloitte Canada cuts GDP growth forecast by 20% as tariffs grip economy amid Trump's trade war Trump's trade rep sounds pessimistic about deal with Canada, saying issues are 'quite difficult to resolve' The council says the U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed countervailing duties at 14.11 per cent, an anti-dumping rate of 10.64 per cent, and the additional tariff of 10 per cent, which U.S. President Donald Trump levied on the grounds of national security.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports set at almost 35% after U.S. review

🔮 “Either he removes her, or he very clearly would only remove a candidate where they didn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of winning,” he said.

2026-10-11 · assertive framing · Eby asks interim B.C. Conservative leader to remove campaign chief over anti-Islam post

🔮 Eby says his government would temporarily suspend the provincial motor fuel tax by 10 cents per litre for gas and diesel, while introducing what he calls a “price guard” to crack down on gouging at the pump.

2026-10-01 · assertive framing · B.C.’s Eby vows to temporarily suspend gas tax, regulate pump price if re-elected

🔮 VICTORIA - Lorne Doerkson says a future Conservative government in British Columbia under his leadership would not bring in new taxes, if elected on Oct. 24, when British Columbians head to the polls in a snap election called last week.

2026-09-27 · assertive framing · B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24

🔮 VICTORIA - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says his government would introduce a new tax on unsold condominiums and hike the existing speculation and vacancy tax to improve housing affordability if his party is re-elected on Oct. 24.

2026-09-25 · assertive framing · B.C.'s Eby says NDP would tax new, unsold condos, raise speculation, vacancy fees

🔮 The appeal from Tim Thielmann, a lawyer and former research director for the Conservatives, comes as the party says its board would move to keep Doerkson in power should he succeed in the election called by NDP Leader David Eby.

2026-09-24 · assertive framing · Former candidate asks Conservatives to 'plug' noses for any concerns about leader

🔮 Doerkson’s news conference in Richmond, B.C., would have been his first public event with his caucus since being appointed after Sunday’s resignation of Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

2026-09-22 · assertive framing · B.C. Conservatives scrap appearance by interim leader, citing possible election call

🔮 The new interim leader of the British Columbia Conservatives will face reporters today as he works to reconstruct the Opposition caucus after weeks of upheaval ahead of a potential early election.

2026-09-22 · assertive framing · New B.C. Conservative leader Doerkson to appear with caucus amid election speculation

🔮 Rustad told a news conference at the legislature that there were "obviously lots of people" in B.C. who don't know the Cariboo-Chilcotin legislator, but he called Doerkson a "quality individual" and said he would be happy to have him lead the party into an election if he wanted.

2026-09-21 · assertive framing · 3 MLAs, including former leader, returning to B.C. Conservative caucus as prospect of election looms

🔮 Findlay’s resignation and Doerkson’s appointment come amid speculation that New Democratic Premier David Eby may call an early election.

2026-09-21 · mixed framing · B.C. Conservatives' Findlay resigns; interim leader named ahead of potential election

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B.C. Lumber Trade Council Canadian The B.C. Lumber Trade Council U.S. the U.S. Department of Commerce

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Canadian NORP · 4× Trump PERSON · 2× U.S. GPE · 2× the U.S. Department of Commerce ORG · 2× B.C. GPE · 1× B.C. Lumber Trade Council ORG · 1× Canada GPE · 1× Deloitte Canada ORG · 1× Kim Haakstad PERSON · 1× The B.C. Lumber Trade Council ORG · 1×

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Deloitte Canada cuts GDP growth forecast by 20% as tariffs grip economy amid Trump's trade war Trump's trade rep sounds pessimistic about deal with Canada, saying issues are 'quite difficult to resolve' The council says the U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed countervailing duties at 14.11 per cent, an anti-dumping rate of 10.64 per cent, and the additional tariff of 10 per cent, which U.S. President Donald Trump levied on the grounds of national security.

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Tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports set at almost 35% after U.S. review · assertive framing

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Tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports set at almost 35% after U.S. review asserted

total → set → review

B.C. Lumber Trade Council says new figure is down from the combined rate of 45% The B.C. Lumber Trade Council says Canadian softwood lumber now faces total import taxes of almost 35 per cent after the latest review from the U.S. Department of Commerce. asserted

lumber → say → Commerce

The organization representing B.C. lumber producers says the new figure is down from the combined rate of 45 per cent announced in August last year. asserted

figure → represent → August

But Kim Haakstad, the council's interim president, says its members are disappointed that Canadian lumber producers still face unjustified and punitive trade measures. asserted

producers → say → measures

She says in a statement that the combined weight of duties and tariffs remains a significant burden on producers. asserted

weight → say → producers

The statement says the softwood lumber dispute has dragged on for nearly a decade, putting pressure on forest-dependent communities. asserted

dispute → say → communities

Trump → cut → security

Haakstad says families in the United States are also paying a price, because trade barriers have driven up the cost of building homes there and hurt companies that sell equipment and services to Canadian mills. asserted

that → say → mills

Tax total for Canadian softwood lumber exports set at almost 35% after U.S. review

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