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Who'd a thunk it:
VANCOUVER (CP) - The federal government won't meet its self-imposed Sunday deadline to implement the softwood lumber agreement with the United States, The Canadian Press has learned.
But why, you might be asking yourself?
Well it looks like some Canadian companies have refused to knuckle under.
Complications surrounding the withdrawal of more than 30 pieces of trade litigation, including resistance by some exporters to shelving their suits, make it unlikely a planned softwood border tax will start being levied as of Sunday.
But we thought the MP for CanforCouver Kingsway had that all in hand. After all, didn't he tell us that everybody was onside awhile back?
Which, at the time, had us wondering just how the Canadian Industry Minister did 'convince' Canadian companies to capitulate?
Well, it looks like we now, perhaps, know at least one Mr. Emerson's strategies?
Industry sources said officials in International Trade's softwood lumber division have been calling holdout companies and pressuring them to sign letters withdrawing their trade cases.
One of those officials confirmed to The Canadian Press that companies were being called but would not discuss how many were refusing.
Elliot Feldman, a Washington trade lawyer acting for several lumber firms, said one client was misled by being told he was one of the last holdouts.
"Of the companies we represent, he's one of 19," he said.
After all, isn't he supposed to be working for us?
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