British Columbia politicians are calling on the premier to do more as the province prepares to face U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods as well as retaliation by Ottawa.
The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Saturday to slap Canada with duties of 10 percent on energy and 25 percent on everything else.
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says his party has laid out a 10-point tariff response plan and is urging the NDP government to immediately put it in place to protect B.C.’s economy.
Premier David Eby has launched a series of measures responding to the tariffs coming Tuesday, including directing the BC Liquor Distribution Branch to immediately stop buying American liquor from “red states,” as well as directing Crown corporations to stop buying American goods and services….