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Doug Ford: “I got an idea for President Trump. Why don’t you get rid of the soft lumber tariffs? Because 30 per cent to 33 per cent…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2026
I got an idea for President Trump. Why don’t you get rid of the soft lumber tariffs? Because 30 per cent to 33 per cent of the lumber that you use in your building, guess what? It comes from Canada.
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Doug Ford

Editor's note · Context

Suggesting the removal of tariffs on Canadian lumber.

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