OTTAWA — Canada’s international trade regulator has upheld complaints made by domestic drywall manufacturers about the dumping of U.S. gypsum in the Western provinces. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found the dumping injurious to the domestic industry and recommended imposing final duties, putting an end to the provisional duties which have been collected to date. In an olive branch to the community of Fort McMurray, where fears have been voiced that the finding could lead to higher construction costs, the tribunal suggested that the government could grant a special remission to alleviate the effect of the tariffs on rebuilding efforts in the wildfire-affected area.
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