B.C. government introduces legislation giving itself sweeping powers to deal with U.S. trade threats

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 3:41 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 minutes ago

The B.C. authorities has introduced authorities that would springiness itself sweeping powers to respond to threats from U.S. tariffs and their interaction connected the provincial economy

If passed, it would let the authorities to respond without archetypal having to spell done the B.C. Legislature for debate.

Premier David Eby said the response is indispensable fixed the unpredictable quality of the Trump presidency and its imaginable interaction connected British Columbians.

Attorney General Niki Sharma said the Economic Stabilization Tariff Response Act, tabled earlier connected Thursday, would beryllium impermanent and would expire nary aboriginal than "mid-2027."