Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He says every decision being taken by his ministers, including plans for next month’s budget, will be made through the lens of a “potentially protracted trade war.”
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods starting Feb. 1.
Eby says a package of relief could include pandemic-style “employment insurance” as well as grants and loans to get businesses through the impact of the tariffs on B.C., which could be more serious than the 2008 recession….