Softwood Lumber dispute heating up again!

The lumber trade dispute between Canada and the United States is heating up again, and Washington could haul Ottawa back to a London tribunal as soon as this week.

(U.S. industry leaders contend British Columbia misclassifies timber as salvage material so Canadian companies can bombard the United States with subsidized lumber. That, they say, undercuts U.S. mills and jobs.)

Canadian government and industry leaders dispute the charges, as well they should since these allegations will go the same way as the rest of them have.

Sometimes the WTO sides with Canada, and sometime they side with the States, but it doesn't really matter much since the side that loses a ruling automatically appeals and the whole thing starts over again!

This crap has been going on for decades but takes a more urgent tone this time around since the new housing market has been in a deep depression since the economic downturn in 2008.

This thing is far from over folks, and it will provide plenty of fodder for the grist mill over the coming months!

We here at "Perspective" have assigned the crack Perspective Research Department to cover all the ins and outs for you!

Your 'don't take no crap from the Yanks' scribe;

Allan W Janssen