The B.C. government is launching a task force to grow the province’s agriculture and food processing sectors by increasing the production and competitiveness of locally made products in the face of U.S. tariff uncertainty.
Premier David Eby described the initiative as a way to ensure people in British Columbia have access to healthy and affordable food, no matter what happens with U.S. tariffs or in the event of a trade war.
“All British Columbians want reliable access to healthy and affordable food,” Eby said in a Feb. 20 press release. “We must protect our food sources and our agricultural sector in the face of the threat of unfair and damaging tariffs.”…