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by softwaredoug10 hours ago |
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upvoteby sanderjd9 hours ago|
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This does not seem to be accurate, from the reporting I've read. Do you have a source?
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upvoteby softwaredoug9 hours ago|
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This article lists the specific industries. Lumber is not one of them. It lists

Motor Vehicles, Alcohol, and Dairy as the largest industries.

https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-of-us-trade-tariffs-hitti...

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upvoteby bamboozled9 hours ago|
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The new duties are in addition to existing tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber.

According to your own article lumber is included already You’re wrong. It was already 45%!

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upvoteby softwaredoug9 hours ago|
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Yes the average is currently 45%. But that’s been like that since Sept 2025, when Trump increased it 10% with section 232 tariffs. Here’s the executive order

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/202...

The new 50% tariffs don’t suddenly make Canadian lumber more expensive. It was already expensive.

This was all being negotiated together between Canada and US, but it’s not part of the new tariffs.

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upvoteby albedoa9 hours ago|
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That quote supports the claim being made by the person who you are calling wrong.
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upvoteby dawnerd7 hours ago|
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True but it won’t stop price gouging or as the company uses have been calling it price blending.
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upvoteby etc-hosts8 hours ago|
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I read the article, I don't take away from it that Canadian lumber is suddenly 50% more expensive. It explains that tariffs for some Canadian lumber products was set to 50 percent at some point (or maybe lowered again, and raised, it's hard to tell since the Trump administration has issued 50+ different tariff directives in the last year), and that Canada walked away from negotiations recently.

I tried to do some more research before my coffee finishes in 5 minutes, you're right it's not ALL Canadian products or even all Canadian lumber products.

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upvoteby werrett9 hours ago|
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> Canadian negotiators also hoped to achieve some relief on softwood lumber tariffs that go back decades and were augmented with additional tariffs from Mr. Trump.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariff...

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upvoteby softwaredoug9 hours ago|
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These are preexisting trade issues that were being negotiated. The new 50% tariffs are on other industries. Lumber trade issues predate this administration, and aren’t involved in the new 50% that’s put on $20B on other industries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_s...

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