text: Can someone explain whether the Americans have a case or not? We harvest most of our wood from government land, paying a stumpage fee that the US claims is below market. This arguably provides government subsidies to Canadian foresters, and therefore an unfair advantage in the true sense of free trade. I know that the US had lost this argument in the courts 4 times but they also claim that the process is biased because we get to elect 3 of the 5 decision makers. Is this correct?  I would like to see answers to these questions before we get all indignant about unfair treatment.