- Updated June 6, 2001 CANADA-U.S. LUMBER TRADE DISPUTES Countervailing Duty Investigations Anti-Dumping Investigations Roles and Responsibilities History of Countervailing Duty Cases Consultations and the Softwood Lumber Agreement Timetable for April 2, 2001, Countervailing Duty Petition Countervailing Duty Investigations Past trade disputes between the U.S. and Canada have taken the form of ...www.for.gov.bc.ca/HET/Softwood/disputes.htm