Canada

British Columbia's government said Monday that it is opening a "forest trade office" in London, U.K., in an effort to boost exports to Europe.

The announcement comes as U.S. fees, including duties and tariffs, on Canadian forest products reached 45 per cent earlier this month.

"I never want workers to be put in this position ever again. We can no longer trust the United States," Forests Minister Ravi Parmar told CBC's On The Coast. "And in the case of forestry, we are too reliant on the United States."

Crown Corporation Forestry Innovation Investment will open an office in the U.K. which will provide a stronger foothold for sales into Europe and eventually the Middle East and North Africa, according to the province.

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