Softwood

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Just so we know that our government is still on top of things.

Canada's Legal Actions
Canadian Challenge in the U.S. Court of International Trade
In addition to its challenges against the United States in the WTO and the NAFTA on softwood lumber, Canada has also taken action in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT). A win by Canada in this case will ensure U.S. compliance with its own domestic law that addresses implementation of NAFTA rulings (i.e., a win will secure the revocation of the countervailing (CVD) and anti-dumping (AD) duty orders and the refund, with interests, of duty deposits paid to date as a result of the Extraordinary Challenge Committee (ECC) decision of August 10, 2005 in the NAFTA Injury case.
On August 10, 2005, the NAFTA Injury ECC dismissed U.S. allegations that a NAFTA panel, which had found the 2002 U.S. ITC threat of injury determination inconsistent with U.S. law, had acted contrary to NAFTA. Under international trade rules and U.S. law, no CVD or AD duties can be imposed if there is no injury or threat of injury to the U.S. industry.

Later that same day, the U.S. responded that the ECC decision would "have no impact on the antidumping and countervailing duty orders" given the ITC’s later injury determination (November 2004) which they said gave them the basis to continue to impose duties. Canada’s view is that the United States is required to revoke the CVD and AD duty orders and to refund, with interest, the duty deposits collected since May 2002.

The Government of Canada case in the CIT requests that the Court order the United States to revoke the CVD and AD duty orders and refund, with interest, the duty deposits collected since May 2002. On October 19, the CIT issued its schedule for this case, with a decision by the Court expected by June 2006. A decision of the CIT can be appealed to the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/eicb/softwood/cit_challenges-en.asp

It seems that Harper (Stevie) can't walk and chew gum at the same time. His only way is strong arming, full force and blind stupidity.