Helena Konanz

PENTICTON, BC — Similkameen-South Okanagan-West Kootenay MP Helena Konanz… said Canada needs to settle on a softwood lumber agreement with the US after a decade without one. “Forestry communities have the potential to thrive, but only if we knock down the Americans’ insulting tariff barriers,” she said. Last week, Konanz spoke in the House of Commons regarding Trans-Pacific trade agreements. “Softwood lumber is key in my riding, as many members know. Hundreds of jobs have already been lost in my riding during these tumultuous times,” she said. “Families who rely on lumber jobs in my region have now seen an entire year of the Liberal prime minister’s travels. He has travelled frequently to the United States and around the globe, promising deals but still not delivering for lumber.”