4 eS. ’ culate.the duties: “oni ‘southbound lum-." “sponse to. an earlier ‘NAFTA: ruling. response’. “when - it. “made a call: ‘last A10 ~The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 11, 2004 - Tentative U.S. softwood deal: ~ roundly gets condemned — THE TENTATIVE deal struck late last year to end the softwood lumber dispute has: been declared: dead until’ the U.S. Bere | to. o-significant chang- the previous US: off was , nace” | because. it: didn’t: provide’: ‘a cleat + enough route for provinces to make - reforms leading to: unrestricted, free trade in lumber... “Any agreement’ has: to "provide a clear, defined exit to. freé trade.” Dottori said. “Otherwise we might as -well stick to: the legal, option.” - Dottori; ‘said.“‘last « month’s ruling: * against. Canada i is: ‘of. lesser Ampor- os tances ve 7 wo - “There’s: no. reason. foi us” 10, roll : “oven,” he said. “We? re going. ‘to hang tough.” Mee: .~. “In the northwest, ‘quotas would have: ‘meant companies . “But mere days later another cating by: fae regulators . like: New Skeena, which: hasn’t operated: lately,_ might. x went in favour.of the U.S. 72°: get no share of U.S. duty- -free exports, : The back-arid- forth legal: battle ‘has: both sides awaiting _ ~. B.C, forests minister Mike de Jong: also emphasized _ “a for more signficant. ruling to be handed down: in March. . the need for‘a deal that will ultimately.: deliver free trade. | . Otlawa ‘and ‘the: provinces | “have. backed away: from a. *That:i is “supposed to be the objective. ‘of these nego-' tentative: deal ‘struck. in. December: that.: would have” ‘tations. and: any “n 1egotiated : -settlement,”* de: ‘Tong said © dropped duties but: limited Canadian‘ ‘exports to-31.5 ‘per®- ‘last week. “And: yet the, cards:seem_ ‘stacked: against ever cént of the U.S. market. ‘Adong with ‘it: would have:come” “achieving that under the: present. proposal.” Mp quotas limiting | each’ company’s - exports, ‘and: wiggering’ ‘Ottawa’ is ‘also. moving’ to’ prevent the: distéibution of widespread mill, production. cuts.) 7 that money ‘to UB: lumber producers, ©!" : -_ “We should ‘all’be: ‘grateful. that offer was Rot. accept The U.S. had been ordered. by ‘the WTO to ‘tepeal its ; ‘ed at that time,” Tembec : ‘presi dent. Frank “Dettori :said, * | ‘law that allows it to give: “collected: tariffs to its ‘own in-. adding. last month's’ U.S. ‘concession on" “duties: means" - dustry,” Canada. andj a number: of. other affected countries - ~ hundreds: of millions of dollars lo: ‘the Canadian: industry: ~ 2 ow. want. WTO q He! s. among. the. many industry leaders “who: now. say: American, imporis: to Pressute Washington to, relent, New: events : in. the: ‘disptite “last month first: strengthened then weak- “ened Canada’ $. hand 7 in: talks with, the, US. ° aries oa : : : The first: shot “of teliet & came. . when ~ Washington: indicated. it.would recal-, - ber — ‘cutting: the. total’ tax from’ 27.2": per cent” ‘10.21 6 percent. in re-" _. That move. brought some hope’ for: relief. and. put Cx 4 : et by the. softwood umber. dispute. ; Talstra Said conferen “centre options will be pursued: again: ‘at a later date. a “The: ‘conference centre had’ ofiginally. been. “part ‘of: a. : f * planned. multiplex to be built between. the: arena, and: develop: a. ‘conferénce. centre. in ‘the downtown. area’... swimming pool. : . - : ’ “We're not’ going to focus’ ‘On. 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