In late March, National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association lobbyist Colleen Rocha Levine, along with other members of the American Consumers for Affordable Homes alliance, met with Canadian ambassador to the United States Michael Wilson for his first briefing from U.S. lumber consumers on the issue of softwood lumber trade

Prosales, May, 2006

In late March, National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) lobbyist Colleen Rocha Levine, along with other members of the American Consumers for Affordable Homes alliance, met with Canadian ambassador to the United States Michael Wilson for his first briefing from U.S. lumber consumers on the issue of softwood lumber trade.

NLBMDA is leading efforts in Washington to build congressional and administration support for free trade of softwood lumber with Canada, the association said in a press release, and this meeting helped ensure Canada's leaders are aware of their support within the U.S.