David Eby

BC Premier David Eby is ruling out new retaliatory measures against the United States after it slapped an additional tariff on softwood lumber but said his government will maintain countermeasures already in place. “We think that striking out on our own is not going to be the best path forward,” Eby said. “But we’re maintaining the restrictions that we put in place.” Those restrictions include removing all American alcohol from British Columbia-run liquor stores and removing U.S. companies from public procurement. …BC Premier David Eby says Canadian lumber now faces higher tariffs going into the U.S. than lumber from Russia, and the higher tariffs going into effect must be treated by Ottawa like a national emergency. Eby said he’s pushing hard to get that support for forestry workers and that the money from Ottawa needs to start flowing immediately.