The WTO has sided with Canada in part of a dispute with the U.S. over the latter’s tariffs on softwood lumber imports from Canada. The next step is for the U.S. to appeal, though a solution is unlikely in the remainder of 2020 given the voting structure for the WTO’s dispute settlement process is currently non-functional. The case marks another point of friction between the U.S. and Canada alongside the recently reinstated U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum. Canada’s share of U.S. softwood lumber imports dropped to 67.3% in the 12 months to June 30 from 81.7% in 2017 as a result of the du...