International Trade Minister David Emerson said he won't bother sending the Canada-U.S. softwood lumber trade deal to the House of Commons if he doesn't have enough support from provinces and those within the industry.
He said that without their support there really isn't an agreement to bring before Parliament and "you're dead before arrival."
The Conservatives have said they would treat the softwood deal as a confidence motion that would bring down the government if the Opposition votes against it.
Lumber industry representatives in B.C., Alberta, Quebec, and the B.C. government have expressed concern about the final draft of the softwood deal.
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/07/31/emerson-softwood.htmlROFLMAO, the faux cons are running scared due to the bad polls over the last week. All of a sudden there WON'T be a Sept/Oct bill on softwood that will also be a confidence vote.