The longer term solution is to build up markets for our softwood in Asia and Europe and to develop the infrastructure and foreign markets for value added products manufactured domestically from softwood.

There's no satisfactory short-term solution.  The least bad solution is to retrace the many past disputes over many decades (i.e. Bring proceedings under the WTO, etc. which after much delay Canada will likely win given that the issues have been subject to numerous earlier arbitrations which Canada has won; Endure US bad faith refusal to honour arbitration rulings in a timely and full manner; Cobble together yet another US/Canada agreement in due course, hopefully having developed other markets and otherwise improved Canada's bargaining position in the meantime).

Recurrent experiences with softwood lumber exports and now with supply management (two areas not now covered by NAFTA) illustrated the Darwinian trade relations Canada must resolutely prepare to face generally with the US.