U.S. tariffs are going up to as much as 50 per cent on wood product imports from Canada and other countries in the name of American national security. Article content

That news prompted the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario to send out an email blast advising members of the tariffs coming Oct. 14, then rising some more Jan. 1. An emergency virtual roundtable meeting will take place Monday to discuss the threat. Article content

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“It’s going to get crazier and start looking somewhere else to export” Hanover-based wood cluster CEO Mike Baker said, describing the feeling at a wood cluster networking event in Vaughan Wednesday.

“Maybe that’s fear mongering among industry members. But they’re all scared.”

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