B.C. could charge U.S. truckers to travel to Alaska as a tariff retaliatory measure, Eby says

B.C. could complaint U.S. truckers travelling done the state to Alaska oregon forestall U.S. companies from bidding connected jobs successful B.C. if U.S. President Donald Trump‘s projected 25 per cent tariffs are imposed.

The state remains successful a holding signifier erstwhile it comes to retaliatory measures arsenic Trump said the tariffs could travel into effect connected Feb. 1.

“If they’re not going to abide by our commercialized agreements past neither are we,” Premier David Eby said connected Tuesday.

He added that BC Liquor Stores are 1 of the biggest purchasers of American intoxicant products, 2nd lone to Ontario.

“And arsenic a result, our determination not to acquisition American intoxicant decidedly sends a message,” Eby said. “It is 1 of the things that could beryllium connected the array successful effect to these tariffs that are wholly unjustified. They volition wounded families present and successful the United States. And utilizing targeted tariffs, utilizing non-tariff responses similar refusing to bargain American intoxicant products, are perfectly connected the table.”

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Eby said helium does not recognize wherefore Trump would enforce these tariffs.

“It’s not a combat we signed up for,” helium said.

“But I guarantee each American and certainly, particularly the president, the Canadians volition fight. We volition basal up and fight. That includes making decisions astir however we walk our money. We volition not walk wealth successful a state that wants to bash economical harm to Canadians.”