Softwood lumber from Canada has had high tariffs slapped on it. That is why your price is high.
It does have something to do with the war though. George dubya is trying to punish Canada with trade sanctions because we said no thanks
to his invitation to tour Iraq. Free trade be damned !
Our lumber industry here is being hurt and your building industry as well.
You may have an idiot for a president but we also have a moron as a prime minister . If brains were biscuits these two would have starved long ago!