South Okanagan MP Helena Konanz says feds need to make deal with U.S. on softwood lumber

Last week, Konanz spoke in the House of Commons regarding Trans-Pacific trade agreements.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): South Okanagan-West Kootenay MP Helena Konanz says Canada needs to make a deal with the U.S. on softwood lumber.

On social media Sunday, Konanz said Canada needs to settle on a softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. after a decade without one.

'Forestry communities have the potential to thrive, but only if we knock down the Americans' insulting tariff barriers,' she said.

Last week, Konanz spoke in the House of Commons regarding Trans-Pacific trade agreements.

'Softwood lumber is key in my riding, as many members know. Hundreds of jobs have already been lost in my riding during these tumultuous times,' she said.

'Families who rely on lumber jobs in my region have now seen an entire year of the Liberal prime minister's travels. He has travelled frequently to the United States and around the globe, promising deals but still not delivering for lumber.'

The local MP called on the federal government to work with forestry-dependent communities and their MPS to reach a softwood lumber agreement the U.S.

Konanz said, 'Families in my riding, in the Similkameen, Boundary and the Kootenays, cannot wait any longer,' to make a deal.

Courtesy: www.castanet.net

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