BC Premier David Eby to Discuss Trade, Liquor With Top US Diplomat in Canada

BC Premier David Eby to Discuss Trade, Liquor With Top US Diplomat in Canada
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks with reporters in Ottawa, on Jan. 29, 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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American duties on Canadian softwood lumber and the ban of American alcohol by B.C. will be on the table when Premier David Eby meets the U.S. ambassador to Canada in Victoria today.

Ambassador Pete Hoesktra is the same representative who said last year that U.S. President Donald Trump thinks Canada is “mean and nasty” for avoiding American travel and banning its alcohol