BC Premier Tables Legislation Giving Government Sweeping Powers to Respond to US Tariffs

BC Premier Tables Legislation Giving Government Sweeping Powers to Respond to US Tariffs
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Jan. 7, 2025. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
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The B.C. government has introduced legislation granting cabinet temporary emergency powers to respond to U.S. tariff with tolls on U.S. commercial traffic to Alaska, directing Crown corporations not to buy American goods, and measures to reduce or eliminate barriers to inter-provincial trade.

The opposition Conservatives meanwhile challenged the government’s granting itself the extraordinary powers.