A Canadian forests minister says US relationship changed ‘forever’

Reuters in Yahoo! News
March 13, 2025
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada West

Ravi Parmar

VIDEO STORY: “If there’s one thing that we’ve learned from the threat of President Trump’s tariffs is our relationship with the United States has changed forever. Not just on lumber, but on all goods and services.” “The president ran on this campaign of building more housing. This tariff, this tax, is really a tax on middle class Americans. Middle class Americans who just want to build homes in their communities… are going to have to pay more, in some cases 20% to 30% to 40% more just to build their home or rebuild their home.” “We think we can continue to play a role in supporting the infrastructure that Americans need. But also, we’re going to diversify, and I think in the future, there will be a president in the future that will be coming screaming to Canada, saying we need your lumber.”

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