U.S. unveils softwood peace plan. VANCOUVER and OTTAWA — Canada’s traditional forest practices would be transformed under U.S. proposals aimed at producing a quick end to the long-running trade war over softwood lumber exports to the United States. I say let the American’s sweat. Apparently the softwood lumber duty is not achieving the goals they thought it would. Canadian mills have figured out how to be more efficient than they were in the past, and have recouped the 27% lost profits. American lumber producers are still suffering as a result, and the cost to build American homes has risen an average $1500 per house. Something has to give. Why should it be the Canadian lumber industry?
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
