The Trump administration is slapping hefty duties on billions of dollars of lumber imported from Canada, marking an escalation of trade tensions ahead of the president’s promised effort to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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“I doubt it will be that helpful in teeing up broader NAFTA negotiations with the Canadians, but one thing it will do is rally key industry and political constituencies,” said Nate Olson, a trade expert at the Stimson Center, a think tank in Washington.

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