B.C. premier says Ottawa should use jet purchase and coal shipments to push back on U.S. tariffs

B.C. premier says Ottawa should use jet purchase and coal shipments to push back on U.S. tariffs

After U.S. trade talks collapsed, Washington slapped 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion of Canadian goods. B.C. Premier David Eby wants Ottawa to push back harder — by reconsidering its $12-billion purchase of American fighter jets and speeding up a ban on U.S. coal passing through a Vancouver-area port. Canada's matching tariffs start Sept. 8.

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