Soft ties

All too often during the softwood lumber dispute, we've heard that David Emerson (regardless of which party he's been involved with at the time) shouldn't be questioned since he knows the industry from his days at Canfor. But now, his old company has joined the chorus against the current draft. And with producers, provinces, and federal parties alike refusing to sign on to the deal that Harper wants to force on Canada, there should be little doubt just who it is that's out of touch with the industry's needs.