Quebec pledges $1 billion for forestry industry.MONTREAL -- The Quebec government is earmarking  It has been suggested that some sections of this article be split into a new article entitled Earmark (USA). nearly $1 billion
over four years to aid forest products companies based in the province,
including loans for companies stung by punitive countervailing duties Countervailing duties are a means to restrict international trade in cases where imports are subsidized by a foreign country and hurt domestic producers. According to WTO rules, a country can launch its own investigation and decide to charge extra duties, provided such additional in
the U.S.-Canada softwood softwoodTimber obtained from coniferous trees (mainly of the pine and fir families). With the exception of bald cypress, tamarack, and larch, softwood trees are evergreens. lumber dispute. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Toronto, ON newspaper, Globe and Mail, the measure includes $425 million in loan provisions to help forestry companies invest in modernization and productivity improvement projects. It also includes $436 million to support investments in better forest management, infrastructure--such as roads and bridges--and primary processing of wood products. |
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