11.   But Congress is another matter, he said, citing recurring disputes over Canadian lumber and agricultural exports.

12.   If Americans want Canadian oil and gas, they must also open their doors to Canadian lumber, Prime Minister Jean Chretien has told President George W. Bush.

13.   The duty was imposed after the U.S. Commerce Department ruled that Canadian lumber was subsidized through low provincial timber-cutting fees, or stumpage.

14.   The duty was imposed after the U.S. Commerce Department ruled that Canadian lumber is subsidized through low provincial timber-cutting fees, or stumpage.

15.   The United States said Wednesday it would impose another tariff on Canadian lumber after finding Canada is dumping its wood on the United States at artificially low prices.

16.   The U.S. producers argue they need the restraints to protect domestic producers from Canadian lumber, which they claim is subsidized by the provincial governments.

17.   They said Americans cannot compete with subsidized Canadian lumber.

18.   Washington has threatened retaliatory trade sanctions on Canadian lumber, textiles steel and plastics if the measure goes into effect.

19.   Wood fears that when the deal ends, an avalanche of Canadian lumber will swamp the U.S. market.

20.   Wood fears that when the deal ends, Canadian lumber will swamp the U.S. market.