21.   Chretien is expected to raise the issue of US restrictions on imports of Canadian soft lumber, senior Canadian officials said earlier this week.

22.   Chretien is expected to raise the issue of US restrictions on imports of Canadian soft lumber, according to the sources.

23.   The US Department of Commerce had already found that Canadian lumber was subsidized and then sold in the United States at less than fair value, it noted.

24.   The commission rejected US accusations of a conflict of interest by a private panel that had decided to revoke supplementary duties imposed by Washington on the Canadian lumber.