Trump paused (for one month), his 25% tariff on products covered by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, and while lumber is not part of the agreement, NAHB says lumber is included. In related headlines:
- BC Premier Eby: Announced new measures to defend BC
- Gorman’s Nick Arkle: Retaliatory tariffs risk provoking the proverbial bear
- ERA’s Kevin Mason says: Tariff uncertainty adds to risk of recession
- AFPA’s Jason Krips says: Act now to protect Alberta forestry industry from tariffs
- NAHB’s Buddy Hughes: Calls for negotiated end to tariffs on Canadian lumber
In other news: Canadians grapple with anxiety around Trump’s tariff chaos; Kruger-Kamloops ratifies pattern-setting labour agreement; Irving Paper says it doesn’t want a subsidy; and Canfor reports improved Q4,2024 results.
In Forestry/Climate news: Canada and Manitoba collaborate to protect nature; sustainable aviation fuel struggles in BC; Trump’s logging order skirts the Endangered Species Act; and Bayer may halt US Roundup sales over legal risks.
Finally, how the tissue of lies behind the trade war could be wiped away with toilet paper.
Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog News