(Not like you didn't already know, but...)



Canada has reached a softwood lumber agreement with the United States that will "finally put an end to this conflict," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Thursday.

"I'm delighted to announce that we have reached an agreement," Harper told the House of Commons.

"This is what Canada wanted. This is what Canada got. This, colleagues, is a good deal."

Harper made the announcement of a revised agreement after an initial deal drew mixed industry reviews on both sides of the border, and criticism from the Ontario government.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/200...

ON EDIT:

"There can be no question of Canada returning to a conventional bargaining table, as the U.S. Ambassador has suggested. You don’t negotiate after you’ve won. The issue is compliance. And achieving full compliance should be the objective of the Prime Minister." --Stephen Harper, September 7, 2005
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