Diana Gibson

As the United States pauses sweeping tariffs on imported Canadian products, B.C. Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Diana Gibson says the B.C. government will continue pursuing, at a heightened level, trade diversification efforts. …BIV: What countries is the BC NDP government targeting and do you view China as a reliable partner? Gibson: “We did just open new trade and investment offices in Mexico, Taiwan and Vietnam. So, we’re certainly identifying countries where there are business opportunities or there are specific markets for things like our wood products … in Vietnam. So that’s a good example of us identifying with tariffs already on softwood lumber, the need to diversify those markets and pivot to other markets.” …“Our policy around China is the federal government’s. But our goal is to diversify into the markets that are working for our industry partners, and China is one of those markets.