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How Trump’s lumber tariffs made a bad situation worse in B.C.

Donald Trump is hardly the first U.S. president whose government has imposed steep duties on Canadian lumber. The tariffs are the latest chapter in a dispute that's been going on for more than four decades. Here’s how we got here.

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How Trump’s lumber tariffs made a bad situation worse in B.C.
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