Christmas trees, shingles and paper: How tariffs could hurt N.B. forestry industry

As Canada deals with a 25 per cent U.S. tariff on steel and aluminum, imposed on Monday, the country is also on edge waiting to see if President Trump will follow through on his threat of universal tariffs next month. In New Brunswick, the forestry industry is especially concerned, given that about 80 per cent of its forest products are exported to the U.S.”So this is everything from Christmas trees … it’s lumber, it’s pulp and paper, it’s engineered wood products. It’s the whole gamut of prod