Mr. Speaker, March 21 is the final determination date for the U.S. department of commerce to establish countervail and anti-dumping charges against Canadian softwood lumber.
The charges are weak, yet the Prime Minister has begun a flurry of negotiations with the U.S.
The United States wants Canada to use cross-border reference criteria to establish Canadian subsidies, increase raw log exports and adopt U.S. style timber auctions.
What has happened to Canada's case before the WTO? Is the Minister for International Trade considering capitulating to American timber interests?