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39th Parliament - 1st Session
(April 3, 2006-)
Further Reading
| Bill C-24 | An Act to impose a charge on the export of certain softwood lumber products to the United States and a charge on refunds of certain duty deposits paid to the United States, to authorize certain payments, to amend the Export and Import Permits Act and to amend other Acts as a consequence |
Reading List
- A world of trouble. Middlemiss, Jim. National. 15:31-41. June 2006.
- Can someone please settle this dispute?: Canadian softwood lumber and the dispute settlement mechanisms of the NAFTA and WTO. Anderson, Greg. World economy. 29:585-610. May 2006.
- Contingent protection measures and the management of the softwood lumber trade in North America; Technical annex. Froese, Marc D. The Estey Centre journal of international law and trade. 7:145-51. no. 2 2006.
- Economics of the US-Canada softwood lumber dispute: a historical perspective. Osman Rahman, S.M. and Stephen Devadoss. The Estey Centre journal of international law and trade. 3:29-45. no. 1 2002.
- Estimating export response in Canadian provinces to the Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement. Gulati, Sumeet and Nisha Malhotra. Canadian public policy. 32:157-71. June 2006.
- From mutual respect to mutual wariness. Burney, Derek H. Policy options. 26:17-18. Nov. 2005.
- Getting noticed in Washington: the hard part of Canada's job. Robertson, Colin. Policy options. 26:46-50. Nov. 2005.
- Getting religion on softwood lumber: a biblical test of the rule of law. Grenier, Carl. Policy options. 27:16-20. Dec. 2005/Jan. 2006.
- Lessons learned from the softwood lumber saga. McIlroy, James. Policy options. 26:32-9. Nov. 2005.
- Resolving Canada-US trade disputes in agriculture and forestry: lessons from lumber. Biggs, Jeffrey et al. Canadian public policy. 32:143-55. June 2006.
- The Canada-US softwood lumber dispute: a test case for the development of international trade rules. Gagné, Gilbert. International journal. 58:335-68. Summer 2003.
- The cul-de-sac of softwood lumber. Hart, Michael. Policy options. 26:19-27. Nov. 2005.
- U.S. and Canada settle bitter lumber dispute. Grogan, Tim and Tom Ichniowski. ENR: Engineering news-record. 256:10-11. May 8, 2006.
- When good politics makes bad policy: self-righteousness sells but doesn't solve the softwood lumber case. Watson, William. Policy options. 26:28-31. Nov. 2005.
Party Press Releases
- 2,500 jobs lost in Softwood Sellout and more to come: NDP MP Peter Julian
- Bois d’oeuvre : Stephen Harper doit agir maintenant et annoncer un plan d’aide (Bloc Québécois) (Available in French only)
- Encore des fermetures dans le secteur du bois d’oeuvre : mais qu’attend Ottawa pour venir à la rescousse de l’industrie? (Bloc Québécois) (Available in French only)
- NDP: Harper government refuses to hear from softwood workers
- Softwood Deal No Victory for Canadian Workers (Liberal Party)
Related Links
- Softwood (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada)
- Softwood lumber (Government of British Columbia)
- Softwood lumber dispute
