I hope moments like this, where the US dicks us around while ignoring ruling after ruling in our favour in this case, wakens people to the reality of our relationship with the US. Not friends and equals, but lord and vassal.
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Yup. The US lumber behemoth that's behind the battle is strong, but US lumber cannot be compared to Canadian lumber as a building material. Because our winters are shorter = smaller growth rings = less warpage and greater strength. US builders prefer that for obvious reasons.
Never mind the fact the softwood lumber mess in the early 2000s through to early 2010s cost Canadian lumber workers thousand of jobs and shut dozen of mills across Canada. The mill I worked at is gone now.