With the Oct. 14 federal election date looming, NDP leader Jack Layton has targeted Northern Ontario with a plan to pull out of the softwood lumber deal with the U.S. and re-jig FedNor.
From a campaign stop in Kenora, Layton blasted the softwood lumber deal as "foolish", "irresponsible" and a "sell-out", and vowed to withdraw from the agreement if elected.
He also committed to restricting raw log exports in favour of developing more value-added processing.
FedNor also fell into Layton's sights, which he seeks to establish as a fully independent regional development agency for the North.
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