Mr. Brice MacGregor (Senior Trade Policy Analyst, Sofwood Lumber, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade) at the International Trade Committee

I can't really speak for the motivations of the United States, but I'll simply note that the amount of lumber that is traded between the territories and the United States is not large, so I could only speculate as to what sort of motivation the United States would have had for either wanting them in or wanting them out. I can't really go any further than that.

I hope that addresses your question.