BC Premier Urges Bank of Canada to Halt Rate Hikes

British Columbia Premier David Eby speaks to media following a tour of the Tselletkwe Lodge in Kamloops, B.C., on Aug. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito

British Columbia Premier David Eby is calling on the Bank of Canada to halt further interest rate hikes.

In a letter Thursday to Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem, Eby urged him to consider the “human impact” of rate hikes.