The Financial Post reports in its Saturday edition that Canada withdrew challenges against some import taxes the U.S. levied against softwood lumber in a "strategic choice," as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks a trade deal with President Donald Trump. A Bloomberg dispatch to the Post reports that the government has revoked two separate claims disputing U.S. anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber based on trading between June, 2017, and December, 2019, according to Global Affairs. Spokesman John Babcock said: "Canada has made this decision in close consultation with Canadian industry, provinces and key partners, and it reflects a strategic choice to maximize long-term interests and prospects for a negotiated resolution with the United States. Canada continues to strongly believe that U.S. anti-dumping duties on softwood lumber are unfair, unjustified and inconsistent with U.S. law." The U.S. has collected billions of dollars in anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Canadian softwood -- and continues to do so -- alleging that the products are unfairly subsidized by governments. The neighbours have feuded over softwood lumber since the 1980s, and legal disputes are still going over more recently imposed duties.