Canadian lumber

So Canada sells lumber to the US, they cut it and it goes to Home Depot, where they put it on a truck, ship it to Canada and sell it here as Canadian lumber with a few middlemen for extra cost.
Now Rump puts tariffs on Canadian lumber, so when Home Depot sells it to Canadians, it has the extra costs added on.
Why doesn't Canada cut the lumber and sell it to Home Depot locally so the Tariffs have no affect on anything?
I am thinking even if they did that Home Depot would still raise the price of lumber, just because they can get away with it.
Is lumber cheaper at Rona? Somehow I doubt it.

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bowman81 · M

Last time I was in our Home Depot the dimension lumber came from Sweden. Canadians complaining about high prices need to look at Canadian tariffs. There is a reason Canadians cross the border to shop in my area.

They also flock here for diagnostic procedures like MRIs and CAT scans. Seems they can't get treatment without diagnosis and they pay to have the tests done here rather than wait for those services there.

Just observations from a border area.

beermeplease · M

@bowman81 cross border shopping/travelling is significantly down. border towns in washington state are stopping just short of begging canadians to come down and some accepting canadian dollars at par.

bowman81 · M

@beermeplease Judging from license plates it is still pretty regular in SE Michigan. I'm pretty sure there are still a lot of Michigan plates in Windsor restaurants too. There is a lot of yapping and bickering at the top in both countries but most common folks just keep doing what works for them.

There are Michiganders with vacation homes along the Lake Erie shore and Canucks with places along Lake Huron N. of Port Huron in each other's countries. Both groups seem to manage just fine.

beermeplease · M

@bowman81 land border travel for canadians in july down almost 40%. air travel down 25% over the same time last year