Softwood Lumber Dispute

Term Paper # 99540

Canadian Studies > Economics and Finance
Economics
Economics > International

This paper examines the US-Canadian softwood lumber dispute in a Canadian context.

1,978 words () | 11 sources | MLA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper relates that the proposed softwood lumber agreement is designed to resolve the long standing trade dispute between Canada and the United States. The paper explains why Canada's primary objective with the proposed agreement is to liberalize trade. The paper explores whether Canada's interests are being served by this agreement. The paper looks at an important interest group, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) that supports Canada in this dispute.

Outline:
The Proposed Agreement
Interest Groups

From the Paper:

"The proposed softwood lumber agreement is designed to finally resolve the long standing trade dispute between Canada and the United States. It has provisions that are beneficial for Canada and provisions that are beneficial for the United States."
"The major benefit for the Canadian industry is the fact that the agreement would result in the elimination of the trade barriers currently in place. For example, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's website states,
"The U.S. will revoke the CVD and AD orders on Canadian softwood lumber imports and stop collecting deposits"(Anonymous www. international.gc.ca/eicb/softwood/basic-terms-en.as). This would mean that the trade barriers erected by the United States would be essentially eliminated.""

Sample of Sources Used:

Anonymous, "Canadians and their Government" in Government of Canada Webpage, 2006: http://www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/ special/gouv-gov/section2/infobox1_e.cfm.
Anonymous, Forest Talk, 2006: http://foresttalk.com/ index.php?cat=29.
Anonymous, "Our Organization" on the NHBA Website, 2006,http://www.nahb.org/page.aspx/generic/sectionID=89.
Anonymous, "Saskatchewan Makes its case Against the Softwood Lumber Deal" on The Government of Saskatchewan Webpage,2006: http://www.gov.sk.ca/newsrel/releases/2006/08/01- 584.html.
Anonymous, "Softwood Lumber" on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Website, 2006: http://www. international.gc.ca/eicb/softwood/basic-terms-en.asp.