66 h. ago B.C. Premier David Eby withdraws part of tariff response bill after criticisms for overreach

Eby said a key portion of the law is being 'pulled,' which would originally have given the cabinet sweeping powers to make regulations to address U.S. tariffs

Economics

66 h. ago B.C. Premier David Eby backs away from power grab, but hints at new attempt in fall

Vaughn Palmer: The most contentious chunk of Bill 7, designed to react to U.S. tariffs, has been dropped but the bill still faces challenges

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3 d. ago B.C. tariff bill faces some backlash as province set to provide update

B.C. Premier David Eby and Attorney General Niki Sharma will hold a press conference on Friday morning to provide an update on Bill 7.

Economics

1 week ago Take on Alaska and you will lose, Republican senator warns B.C. premier

Vaughn Palmer: Premier David Eby has already begun playing down threat that could cost B.C. billions

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2 w. ago B.C. Premier David Eby defends emergency legislation, but appears uncertain of its details

Vaughn Palmer: NDP didn't need to wield a legislative hammer, unless Eby is planning an early election

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2 w. ago B.C. premier holds town hall to address public concern over U.S. tariffs

Premier David Eby and Finance Minister Brenda Bailey will host the town hall, which is happening at Simon Fraser University on Friday afternoon.

Economics

2 w. ago 'The beast is coming': B.C. NDP seek broad emergency powers to respond to Trump's tariff threats

Premier David Eby said measures are needed to ensure B.C. is never again "at the whim of one person in the White House."

Economics

2 w. ago B.C. legislation would give cabinet sweeping powers amid U.S. tariff threats

British Columbia’s government is proposing giving cabinet broad-reaching emergency powers to respond to what Premier David Eby calls the “human-caused disaster” coming in like a freight train from the United States. A bill, tabled in the legislature Thursday, gives cabinet the power to implement charges on vehicles using B.C. infrastructure, such as highways and ferries, […]

Economics

2 w. ago B.C. pulling all U.S. booze from government stores, widening red

American beer, wine and all other alcohol is being removed from government stores in British Columbia in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, expanding a ban on liquor from so-called red states that voted for U.S. President Donald Trump. Premier David Eby said the widening of the ban to cover all alcohol, regardless of its state of […]

Politics

3 w. ago B.C. removes all U.S. liquor from store shelves: Trump can ‘keep his watery beer’

B.C. Premier David Eby will provide an update on Monday morning about the province's response to Donald Trump's tariffs. That press conference will be held at 10:30 a.m.

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3 w. ago B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province

British Columbia will introduce legislation in the coming days that would give it the ability to levy fees on commercial trucks travelling from the United States through the province to Alaska, Premier David Eby said. “The White House started a trade war we didn’t want, and we must answer with strength,” Eby said Tuesday at […]

Transport

3 w. ago Tariffs: B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province

Premier David Eby says he’s unmoved by the pause, saying the 'tariffs are on, the tariffs are off' uncertainty is a 'deliberate tactic” to weaken Canadian resolve

Economics

3 w. ago Could B.C. go it alone on daylight saving time? Premier says he’ll ‘ponder’ it

Could a trade war with the U.S. be the hand B.C. needs to go it alone on switching to permanent Daylight Saving Time? B.C. Premier David Eby wouldn't rule it out.

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3 w. ago David Eby squandered the favourable financial position he inherited from John Horgan

Vaughn Palmer: Since becoming premier in late 2022, David Eby has presided over an astonishing decline in provincial finances.

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3 w. ago B.C. sawmill owner fears potential recession after imposition of U.S. tariffs

"Our response is pretty straightforward. It's a message about what this is going to cost them." — B.C. Premier David Eby

Economics

3 w. ago 'All bets are off': Here's B.C. Premier David Eby's full comments on the U.S. tariffs

"All bets are off," said B.C. Premier David Eby on Tuesday morning, the same day President Donald Trump's U.S. tariffs came into effect.

Economics