The new duties are in addition to existing tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and lumber.
replyAccording to your own article lumber is included already You’re wrong. It was already 45%!
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
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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.
That quote supports the claim being made by the person who you are calling wrong.
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