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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_7myprwa+Xs9+z45genjSsw) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Don Connoly, yesterday on Information Morning, asked David Blair (Business Report) the same thing, about why Irving had such a small tariff, compared to other Canadian exporters. David Blair said it was something about how the wood was cut, whatever the heck that would mean. Could be something more than that though. Gayle MacLean Dartmouth On 04/26/17 10:43 AM, David Simpson <david.sonsimp@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > At a glance one might think the increased cost of exporting might temper the extraction of woodstuffs from Canadian forests, but of course it is more complicated than that. > > For example, according to this CBC article, J.D. Irving is (effectively) exempt from the tariffs. They will enjoy a ~17% advantage over their Canadian competitors for the US market share, so one might expect them to buy up lands from producers that weren't so lucky, and carry on with extraction and exports as per the status quo. > > I'd be curious to hear comments of others in this group that are more in-the-know than I. > > http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/maritimes-loses-softwood-lumber-exemption-1.4084447 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dave in Dartmouth > > > > > > > David Simpson > > (902) 580 8007 > david.sonsimp@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > --Boundary_(ID_7myprwa+Xs9+z45genjSsw) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline <DIV>Don Connoly, yesterday on Information Morning, asked David Blair (Business Report) the same thing, about why Irving had such a small tariff, compared to other Canadian exporters. David Blair said it was something about how the wood was cut, whatever the heck that would mean. </DIV><DIV>Could be something more than that though. </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Gayle MacLean</DIV><DIV>Dartmouth</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><SPAN>On 04/26/17 10:43 AM, <B class=name>David Simpson </B><david.sonsimp@gmail.com> wrote:</SPAN> <BLOCKQUOTE class=iwcQuote style="PADDING-LEFT: 13px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #00f 1px solid" cite=mid:CA+vj=TFa-92O35mVTB7RAey=X-7t61Lu0ZOW0PTiDTeK5U4FuA@mail.gmail.com type="cite"> <DIV class="mimepart text html"> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV>At a glance one might think the increased cost of exporting might temper the extraction of woodstuffs from Canadian forests, but of course it is more complicated than that. </DIV><DIV><br /></DIV><DIV>For example, according to this CBC article, J.D. Irving is (effectively) exempt from the tariffs. They will enjoy a ~17% advantage over their Canadian competitors for the US market share, so one might expect them to buy up lands from producers that weren't so lucky, and carry on with extraction and exports as per the status quo.</DIV><DIV><br /></DIV><DIV>I'd be curious to hear comments of others in this group that are more in-the-know than I. </DIV><DIV><br /></DIV><DIV>http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/maritimes-loses-softwood-lumber-exemption-1.4084447<br /></DIV><BR clear=all> <DIV> <DIV class=gmail_signature> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: small"><I style="FONT-SIZE: large; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)">Dave in Dartmouth</I></DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: small"><I style="FONT-SIZE: large; COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><br /></I></DIV><DIV> <DIV> <DIV dir=ltr> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>David Simpson</FONT></DIV><DIV dir=ltr><FONT color=#000000 size=2>(902) 580 8007</FONT></DIV><DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>david.sonsimp@gmail.com</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV> --Boundary_(ID_7myprwa+Xs9+z45genjSsw)--
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