I did. For starters, the statement that 99.9% of our exports to the the US will be tariff free. That is clearly not so. Softwood lumber accounts for 5% of our exports and doesn’t even come under NAFTA. It has been targeted by the Americans for years. When I said the letter is a sales job, it wasn’t intended as a criticism, just stating a fact.
"for starters"? You mean there's more... you mean you have... more? You seem to be so flummoxed by this lil' ditty:
It safeguards more than $2-billion a day in cross-border trade and tariff-free access for 99.9 per cent of our U.S.-bound exports. When the new agreement goes into force, Canada will preserve tariff-free access to our largest trading partner, supporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs, now and into the future.
that's a pretty definitive statement - yes? Not much/any(?) wiggle room there, hey! Given how DeputyDogFreeland has been so intricately involved in the actual treaty negotiations, it's hard to fathom she could... would... leave such an opening - so wide... that even member wilber could drive a load of softwood lumber through it - yes?
wait, what? Sept 5, 2019 --- A joint binational NAFTA panel ruled the U.S. must "rethink" imposed tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber - given 3 months to do so. As you say, for starters, any updates here member wilber - any updates?
by the by, in regards softwood lumber, Canada has leveraged the NAFTA dispute mechanism several times in the past