John McCain, Jimmy Carter, and Canadian lumber: one’s more sympathetic
WASHINGTON — Two historic figures in American politics spoke about the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber dispute this week — one sympathetic to the northern neighbour, and the other less so.
The good cop: John McCain.
Bad cop: Jimmy Carter.
The ex-presidential nominee and ex-president offered contrasting views this week on the Trump administration’s decision to slap duties up to 24 per cent on Canadian lumber and initiate the latest round in a recurring trade feud.