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'Nothing more than a distraction,' says B.C. forest minister on Trump’s lumber order

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B.C. Forest Minister Ravi Parmar said the latest executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump is “nothing more than a distraction” Trump signed two orders to increase his country’s domestic supply of timber while reducing its reliance of timber imports from other countries, including Canada .

The order said the country's inability to exploit domestic timber supply impeded the creation of jobs, leading to wildfire disasters and increased cost of construction.