The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that the Canada-U.S. softwood-lumber dispute reignited Friday after the U.S. Lumber Coalition said it formally petitioned the U.S. government to impose duties against Canadian softwood-lumber producers. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says the lobby group asked the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday to restore the conditions of "fair trade" for softwood lumber. The coalition alleges that provincial governments, which own most of Canada's vast timberlands, provide trees to Canadian producers at rates far below market value, along with other subsidies. As a result, the group says Canadian lumber is being sold for less than fair value in the United States. Softwood producers in Canada dispute the U.S. Lumber Coalition's assertions. Resolute Forest Products said producers in Quebec and Ontario pay market prices and should have access to free trade with the United States. A different system is used in Western Canada. The B.C. Lumber Trade Council said Friday that independent NAFTA panels have previously concluded that Canadian lumber was not subsidized and did not harm the U.S. lumber industry.