Canada's forestry crisis should be blamed on homegrown problems, not Trump, federal report says
CBC
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The report says obstacles include unstable access to affordable fibre, excessive regulations, persistent underinvestment in manufacturing, weak capacity to innovate, and inadequate domestic demand for wood-based products.
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