Canada-US Softwood Lumber

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the 2006 Softwood Lumber agreement between the United States and Canada. It describes the reasons for the agreement and its implications. The paper also discusses the different interests of the Canadian federal and provincial governments in terms of this agreement and their role in implementing the agreement. It then analyzes Canada's objectives in entering into the two free trade agreements with the United States (the FTA and NAFTA) and how it relates to the Softwood Lumber agreement. Finally the paper looks at the BC Lumbar Trade Council and its role in supporting Canadian interests in the Canada-US softwood lumber dispute.

Table of Contents:
Overview of the Softwood Lumber Agreement
Free Trade Agreements
The BC Lumbar Trade Council

From the Paper:

"In this analysis, the advocacy strategy of the BCLTC is not only audacious but is also reflective of the nature of the proposed softwood lumber agreement and the importance of this agreement's structure to the lumber industry in British Columbia. The fact that the organization is willing to go to the extreme step of implying that its members would scuttle the agreement if they do not get what they want in subsequent drafts is political brinkmanship of the highest order. While this power and strategy is unusual for most Canadian interest groups, it is reflective of the complex and long-running nature of this dispute in British Columbia, as well as of the provincial industry's desire for long term stability in its trade with the United States."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Barlow, Maude. "Global Showdown: The Future of Democracy in the Era of Economic Globalization." Canada and the New WorldEconomic Order. Toronto: Captus, 2001, pp.389-402.
• Barrows, David and Cotsomitis, John. "Canada's Global Competitiveness." Canada and the New World Economic Order. Toronto: Captus, 2001, pp.3-33.
• Barrows, David and Cotsomitis, John. "International Trade and Investments." Canada and the New World Economic Order. Toronto: Captus, 2001, pp.144-177.
• BC Lumber Trade Council. Accessed: October 3, 2006. http://www.bclumbertrade.com/news/july_2_2006.html
• Beg, Farhan, Fallahsadeh, Steven, Gumiran, Alfred, Starr, Hovius, Liu, Kevin, Misir, Vrindra, Ramdeo, Rajiv, Scott, James. "The Canada-US Softwood Lumber Dispute." Between Public and Private: Reading and Cases on Canada's Mixed Economy. Ed. Diane Jurkowski and George Eaton. Toronto: Captus Press, 2003, 482-514.

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