Mark Warner Discusses Threatened Canadian Retaliation in Response to U.S. Duties on Softwood Lumber

Mark Warner was quoted in the Wall Street Journal about Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau saying that he would consider retaliatory measures in response to the U.S. imposing countervailing duties on softwood lumber imports from Canada. (May 5, 2017) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, DC and New York and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations and previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate. Mr. Warner was Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade and advised Ontario in the Canada-EU Trade Agreement (CETA) negotiations, on procurement issues in the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement, on several NAFTA Chapter 11 Investor-State arbitrations and led the Province’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler. He is co-author of a leading Canadian trade law treatise, has also published numerous articles and has been invited to speak at conferences around the world.