Rice will seek further cooperation in fighting terrorism and try to lower tensions over softwood, which center on duties on Canadian wood. Washington says the wood is subsidized and unfairly dumped into the United States.How, exactly, does NAFTA "trump" the World Trade Organization?
Martin said he would bring up the issue Monday night during dinner with Rice.
The U.S. position has been that while NAFTA has ruled in Ottawa's favor, the World Trade Organization has ruled for Washington, saying that subsidized Canadian lumber was threatening U.S. producers.
But Martin said NAFTA "trumps" the WTO. Martin brushed aside a question as to whether he was trying to win domestic political points ahead of a general election expected next April.
This dispute gets more and more stupid the more I learn about it...
