The federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber.
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says the U.S. has signalled it intends to raise duties to 13.86 per cent, up from 8.05 per cent.
Ng calls the move disappointing and entirely unwarranted.
It’s only the latest salvo in a bilateral back-and-forth that Ottawa has described as a drag on efforts to improve the cost and supply of housing.
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