Trade war talk fires blanks in cedar tariff debate
The Rossburn Review notes Washington signaling tariffs on cedar shakes but finds little real bite in the U S free trade talks. Reagan’s moves also hit machine tools abroad, while Canada’s Kendar Products survives a proposed 35 percent tariff fight, preserving 140 Canadian jobs. The piece argues the tariff flare is timing driven and not a death knell for negotiations.
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U.S
Canada
Ottawa
Reagan
International Trade Commission
White House
Kendar Products Inc
Guelph
Ontario
Kendar
U.S. Trade Commission
Brian Mulroney
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Post Office Centennial Noted In Holmfield Ceremony
Canada Post officials attended the Holmfield Post Office centennial event on July 1 in Killarney to honor 100 years of mail service. Postmistress Eileen Atterbury led local observances as residents recalled the long history of the Holmfield office.
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Canada Post
Killarney
Holmfield
Eileen Atterbury
MPs Embrace Private Members Role in Agricultural Policy
Prime Minister Mulroney backs stronger MP influence in policy making. A reform committee led by James McGrath elevated Private Members' business, enabling in depth study of two key agricultural issues. Geoff Wilson and Arnold Malone guided the wheat pricing study, yielding a landmark result. The Western Grain Stabilization Act review, chaired by Lee Clark, produced fourteen of eighteen government accepted recommendations, showing reform success and heightened MP involvement in shaping policy.
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James McGrath
House of Commons
Geoff Wilson
Swift Current
Maple Creek
Alberta
M.P. Arnold Malone
Wilson
House
Standing Committee On Agriculture
Lee Clark
M.P
Brandon-Souris
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