Canada

Canada does tend to export raw goods, and then import refined product. This isn't just an issue in forestry, honestly -- like our oil/gas industry is also in that boat, with about 5m barrels/day produced, a demand for 2.5m barrels domestically, and a refinement capacity of about 1m barrels/day, meaning we're exporting ~4m barrels, and importing 1.5m barrels of refined product.

Lumber/forestry is in a similar boat. If we had more refined production, that demand could help stabilize the forestry industry domestically, in theory. All this talk about pre-fab homes, and the need for furniture etc, could heavily leverage Canadian forest products -- as could things like bath towels and other textiles. It's just difficult/impossible to build that industry up, if we're also able to import cheap alternatives from places like the States/China, which already have more mature production/refinement options. Like we have all this lumber, why aren't there cheap wood-based serving utensils in every Canadian home -- instead of those cheap toxic plastic things?

Idk, I'd generally agree with the sentiment. Though I wouldn't absolve the American side of accountability here, as often our limitations are partly a result of US investment/policies killing off potential domestic competition, and our local politicians just bending over gleefully without question.