如果与美国的贸易谈判失败, 奥塔瓦可能会为不列颠哥伦比亚省木材产业提供数十亿美元联邦资金. Ottawa may double or triple billions in federal funding for British Columbia's timber industry if trade talks with the U.S. fail.

据英国哥伦比亚省林业部长拉维·帕尔马 (Ravi Parmar) 表示, 如果与美国的贸易谈判未能解决软木材关税问题, 该省预计将为其木材部门提供数十亿美元额外的联邦资金. British Columbia’s forests minister Ravi Parmar says the province expects billions in additional federal funding for its timber sector if trade talks with the U.S. fail to resolve softwood lumber tariffs. 他警告说, 奥塔瓦可能需要增加一倍或三倍的20亿美元资金支持工人和多元化产业. He warned that Ottawa may need to double or triple the over $2 billion already provided to support workers and diversify the industry.