British Columbia Premier David Eby announced new legislation that would impose fees on U.S. commercial trucks transiting through the province to Alaska. The move is part of BC’s response to the economic threats posed by newly imposed US tariffs on Canadian goods.
Speaking in front of the BC’s Legislative Assembly on Thursday, where a large Canadian flag was displayed for the occasion, Eby emphasized his government’s commitment to standing firm against President Donald Trump’s trade pressures.
“Trump thinks he can bring us to our knees by threatening tariffs,” Eby said. “What he is seeing is that Canadians are standing tall.”
The Trump Administration imposed a 25% tariff on Canadian goods and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy as of midnight Tuesday. However, just before Eby’s announcement, the White House signaled a partial, one-month reprieve on some Canadian imports that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued a statement in response: “My hope is that the federal governments between our two great countries work out solutions to the tariff issues, and provincial and state governments refrain from making unilateral decisions that may have negative consequences that negatively impact discussions at the federal level as they find solutions.”
The proposed legislation by Eby will be introduced in the legislature in the coming days. It will mean:
- Tolls and fees on US commercial trucks traveling through BC to Alaska.
- A mandate that all low-carbon fuel additives used in gasoline and diesel in the province be sourced from Canada.
- The prioritization of domestic producers in government procurement, ensuring Crown corporations favor BC and Canadian suppliers.
“We will never again put ourselves in the position of being so dependent on the United States,” Eby said. “We need to structurally change the way we do business within the country.”
The BC government has already taken steps to boycott products from US states controlled by Trump’s Republican party, removing certain liquors from provincial liquor store shelves. Eby indicated that these products will remain banned until the tariff threats are fully lifted.
“My inclination is, no, the products stay off the shelf,” Eby said. “They’re not going back on the shelf until the threat is gone, and our actions and our responses will not stop until the threat is gone.”
These measures are part of a larger national response from Canada. Federal Finance Minister Dominic Leblanc announced that Canada’s planned second round of retaliatory tariffs on $125 billion worth of U.S. goods has been delayed until April 2, following the White House’s temporary easing of some tariffs.
Eby characterized the US trade policies as an “unprecedented attack” on Canadian economic interests.
“The White House started a trade war we didn’t want, and we must answer with strength,” he said. “We are responding with several targeted measures, and in the coming weeks, we will arm ourselves with even more tools to fend off sustained economic aggression.”
Listen to the news conference at this link:
If he wants to play chicken, let’s play.
I’m willing to take some hurt to inflict some real pain on Canada.
I still remember the headaches they put us through to be able to travel the ALCAN. Despite saying they wouldn’t.
A smack down on Canada is overdue.
If they want to find out exactly what they are made of, let’s accommodate them.
Hard.
Chickens are pretty stupid birds. Play if you must (you do, because your birdbrained POTUS wanted………. something……..), but this was a perfectly unnecessary game with Canada. We had a full plate with Mexico, Europe/Russia, our own narcotic addicts, and dozens of millions of illegal invaders wandering around at will.
Maybe you should lower your own tariffs so that our genius hero president wouldn’t have to reciprocate.
Reggie you are the uneducated one. Canada has literally tons of fentanyl, crossing into us in checked. 100.000 illegals crossing per year from Canada to us. They have also been charging tax on ag products at 250% and oil products at 180%. For a long time. Fare is fare. We will hand Canada on its knees in 6 months. If it was up to me ide take the place. 5 more states in 2 grab. Or you can just stand by as the Chinese take it. There is more on the table here than you seem to realize.
Try 40 lbs that were seized at the US border last year. A single hay bale for the world’s largest unfortified border. Get your facts straight.
Jeremiah,
You are making the point Trump is making, they aren’t securing the border and they are allowing fentanyl into the US unchecked. It’s kinda the whole reason he’s telling the failed Prime Minister to do his part to secure the border.
No Steve. That is what US customs seized. 43 pounds – by way of Canada – so now your lumber goes up to a 40% tariff. A self inflicted recession.
Yes, 43 pounds was seized by way of Canada. The point that you are missing, while simultaneously making, is how much ISN’T getting seized by way of Canada.
Canada has admitted they haven’t properly secured their border with the US, they’ve agreed to spend well over 1 BILLION Canadian dollars to secure their border. They are adding a new “fentanyl czar”.
Like I said you are making the point.
“……..they aren’t securing the border and they are allowing fentanyl into the US unchecked……..”
It’s our responsibility to stop inbound smuggling, not the other way around. You’ve bought Trump’s topsy-turvy silliness “unchecked”. The first step in stopping drug smuggling is to imprison unrepentant drug addicts and execute narcotics smugglers and dealers. China proved that in the 1950’s after a 300+ year opium pandemic. All other games will fail miserably.
This trade attack on Canada has exactly zip to do with fentanyl. Play the game if you insist, but those who can see through the smoke have no obligation to believe with you.
An official estimate on the fentanyl entering from Canada is 7% of the total. Over 90% is coming through Mexico……….along with the vast majority of inbound human smuggling. Trump effectively opened a war with 50 fronts: Canada, Mexico, all of Europe, and China. He got a new buddy with Putin.
Whooptie-do.
Reggie,
Canada has been taking advantage of the U.S. for years with U.S. import taxes and tariffs on many U.S. goods and services. Trump wants them to eliminate these fees. If you remember,
the NAFTA accord was supposed to eliminate these surcharges, but Canada and Mexico have been fleecing the U.S. for years with already existing tariffs on U.S. goods. Further, if this governor or whatever his title is in British Columbia who wants to surcharge all U.S. shipping via truck, the U.S. congress should rule that cruise lines no longer need to make unnecessary stops in western Canada provinces and come straight to Alaska where those people want to be in the first place. This measure would provide very significant increase in tourist revenues for Alaska.
Done, for now.
“……..Canada has been taking advantage of the U.S. for years with U.S. import taxes and tariffs on many U.S. goods and services…….”
Trump just got done shafting them with his new North American trade agreement during his first term. Why wasn’t that enough? Was he inefficient then, or is he too aggressive now? Which is it?
Only about 38% of Canadian imports are U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) compliant.
While leftists believe that the US President (regardless of who it is Trump, Biden, Obama, etc.) is a ruler and king of the entire world, that’s not the case. USMCA, like all other trade agreements involve multiple parties and like just about any agreement on anything it involves give and take between these parties.
You’re a fantasist with far too much time on your hands, Sonny.
Go take a walk or get some friends who’ll put up with your delusions.
I have too much time on my hands because I’m thankfully retired and don’t have to compete for a job in this Brave New World………unless, of course, somebody completely destroys the economy……..
Actions have consequences. Most normal folks in more disciplined and less anxious times might have viewed these tariffs are retaliatiory for the completely bogus and criminally devious actions of the current American executive who seems to be a madman in service to his own base narcissistic tendencies to an international war criminal Russky puppet master.
“Leftist Columbia” would be more like it.
(Except for that ragingly statist cesspool of Hongcouver, which is as bad or even worse than Portand or Seattle. WHY can radical leftist extremists never learn from their mistakes?)
You might be subject to another ‘fee’ once you hit the Yukon Territory too? And(?), if your load happens to traverse through Alberta, there might be another fee? Should be a ‘win’ for SeaLand and Tote with a possible uptick in business?
Alberta may not go along with this. They have issues with the Bluer Blue Blue provinces and Justina.
Remember how Canadians are acting…like children. Removing American made products that they’ve already paid for from their shelves as if that helps them or hurts America. Making inflammatory statements. Booing our national anthem. Remember this because this is who they are. They have crippling tariffs already in place on many American goods but they whine when America does the same to them. They aren’t our friends but you only get to see their true faces in times like these.
Do you really think the average Canadian has much knowledge of (let alone control over) the rules their government has set up in relation to the US, any more that we know half of what our government does? I certainly didn’t know what tariffs we have had in place, until they were being loudly announced by the current administration.
If only they were more mature like the United States when we started selling Freedom Fries or like how Texas is reimagining steak with the “Texas Strip” to own New Yorkers. Brilliant and mature. Obviously, Canada should just apply to be the 51st state because America wants it.
I’ll huff and I’ll puff till I blow your house down ?
Too bad Dunleavy never grew a set of balls in that job
Barges and aircraft work just fine.
Whoa! Slow down a second there, Boyd.
The Masked Avenger is about to “inflict some real pain” on Canada, an overdue “smack down” as he forces them to “find out exactly what they are made of” and you’re actually going to propose derailing his heroism with practical solutions?
This is his moment to shine, Boyd, not yours. Stop being so selfish.
Barges can’t reach the North Slope in winter and plenty of needed equipment and materials cannot be flown due to their size or just the plain old economics of it.
This is about as uninformed as you can get. Products going to the “slope” arrives via barge to Anchorage then trucked using our US highway system bypassing the Canuks entirely.
I usually spend quite a bit while traveling through Canada. Fuel, food, lodging, alcohol, and assorted other items.
If it is Canada that wishes to impose a hardship on Alaskans, I can do without any and all of those items.
I’m sure they will miss that more than the tariffs the US keeps threatening to impose. Whoa are they to miss out on your food, lodging, and fuel purchases when they could have those instead of tariffs and threats.
You understand that Canada slaps tariffs on US goods, when we bring in products, yet somehow the reverse is not okay…Please. (Yes I know that we also charge some tariff to Canada, but it is minuscule in comparison to theirs on US goods)
Heard Senator Sullivan yesterday. He declared, if BC enacts tariffs on commercial US vehicles transporting goods to AK, he will work to make the Covid era waiver for cruise ships to be able to bypass Canadian ports permanent.
This is not about Alaska.
It’s about a misguided psychotic reptilian ankylosaurus-stegasaurus crossed executive deprived of cerebral intellectual capacity, with not a civilized unnarcissistic thought in the cranial vault, as he swings his broad tail in the Oval Office.
Mrs. N such a uncivilized/unhinged rant from you, confirms why I usually do not read your comments. They bring do not contribute anything to the conversation, to move it productively forward!
bugger off the wood you send to our stores suck. Wake up and get a brain.
One recalls when lawless Canadian Fishermen surrounded an Alaskan Ferry in Prince Rupert, ostensibly to protest fish allocation. The Ferry remained moored and didn’t squash the mental midgets known as Canadians.
So when Canada becomes a state, let’s leave southwestern BC and the eastern providence’s out.
Hear, hear, Peterson. I’m willing to pay what I got to for my Old Crow just to put the squeeze on them weaselly, little bastards. And I’d gladly go back to home brew if I must to Make America Great Again! Them out-of-touch elitist–them smart alecks–may consider us pee-brained, but we got Elon Musk–the commoner’s billionaire–working for us, so we ain’t that dumb.
When we take the Canadians in, we definitely ain’t taking in their French strain. English is our tongue–forked as it is!
There’s a reason that 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border, Canadians would be wise to understand that reason. Unfortunately, for sone reason, they are following the lead of their deposed Prime Minister as he continues to lead his country in the wrong direction.
And the funny thing is when the LNG terminal gets completed in Kittamat,guess what far north outpost is going to pay up?
I suspect Japan won’t bat an eye on cheapest west coast LNG available.
And if company financing dictates as much volume as possible to appease the debt holders, well then Land of The Rising Sun say hello to frozen methane molecules.
You have to love the outrage other countries have when we treat them as they treat us.
We shall see who lasts the longest.
…. Finally. An accurate comment with no attempt to impress with a salad of nonfactual points composed of big words.
And what is rogue about that? Trump has announced a tariff on goods imported from Canada to the US, as you admit in the post. Why shouldn’t Canada reciprocate?
Trucked goods are imported from Canada. They are passing thru. Cheers –
You mean, add more? We were already reciprocating, from my understanding.
Trump is the one “reciprocating”. The tariffs on US goods have been much higher… all he is asking is equality and helping protect borders.
Anyone who has ever driven through B.C., especially big rig drivers, knows it really stands for “bring cash”. What really needs to evolve out of this push-pull exercise is the creation of a North American version of the original European Common Market. Obviously, there is a long way (and a lot of ammunition) to go before our southern border could be open like one finds when they drive from Germany to Austria, which is now like driving between states in the US, but it may eventually happen. Clearly, it could happen with Canada. Stopping the hassle at Beaver Creek could be a good start. Perhaps Alaska and The Yukon should lead the way.
I hope MRAK finds out if tariffs between US and Canada are equally reciprocal. If they are out of balance in favor of Canada then the balance needs to be corrected. If we close our borders to Canadians they will submit.
When plywood was ten to twelve dollars a sheet fifteen years , then Canada raised it to $60 per sheet . We just sucked it up and paid it . Won’t bother me a bit to spend 20% extra per sheet . Canada screwed us royally. Good luck buying a new Boeing Jet . Already getting screwed royally diving up through Canada on the fuel . I saw a map of Canadian pipelines that dipped down and go through the northern US and pop back up into Canada . That’s gonna be a complicated one .
Buying a Boeing?? Better off buying an Airbus
Time to End the Jones Act for Alaska. Ease the tariffs when they complete the rail link they supported but have not started yet.
If that guy had a pair he’d not delay implementation of tariffs. To delay is to announce that someone aside from a Canuck is in charge and making the decisions.
The Alcan Highway was built by Americans. So Canada is going to try and tariff American goods heading to Alaska. That’s a highway tax, not a tariff. Excuse me, but my own government is making Canadians look like idiots. Trump is making us look like bafoons. Eh!
Too bad the war of 1812 didn’t last a bit longer! Eh?
Too bad the Americans, including Benedict Arnold, were stopped just shy of taking Canada during the Revolutionary War.
If he wants tolls and fees then let’s end the large subsidy the US PAYS TO MAINTAIN THE ALCAN
I lost all respect for the Canadian government after the Kamloops hoax. I know canadians say sorry a lot as a reflex but that was different, practically blood libel.
Just another blowhard politician clawing for a mention in a newspaper.
Very little enters our state by truck from the mainland. His actions will not harm us.
I heard that the Premier of Alberta has made overtures to the Trump administration of becoming the 51st State of the USA – British Columbia should consider the same!
Canada now having to pay for their unbalanced years of taking advantage of our trade. Now they are fighting back but they will lose. Let them set up their silly taxes. The tariffs will hurt them more.
I asked Grok (AI platform on X) the question of what tariffs Canada has been charging the US PRIOR to our tariff war. This is what it said. They are pretty hefty!
Dairy Products: Canada’s supply management system imposes high over-quota tariffs on dairy imports exceeding specific thresholds. These tariffs apply to U.S. goods when imports exceed the tariff-rate quota (TRQ) limits agreed upon in the USMCA.
Milk: Approximately 270% on imports above the quota. This reflects Canada’s protection of its dairy industry, a policy in place for decades.
Cheese: Around 245% for over-quota imports, similarly designed to limit foreign competition.
Butter: Roughly 298% for amounts exceeding the quota, one of the highest tariffs in this category.
Poultry and Eggs:
Chicken: Over-quota tariffs are approximately 238%, protecting Canada’s poultry sector under supply management.
Eggs: Around 163% for imports beyond the quota, another example of supply management tariffs.
Other Agricultural Products: While most agricultural goods face zero tariffs under USMCA when within quotas, some processed or specialty items have tariffs. For example:
Sausages: Posts on X suggest a tariff of 69.9%, though this is not universally corroborated by official sources. It’s plausible for certain processed meat products outside USMCA preferences, but exact rates depend on specific product codes.
Barley Seed: X posts mention tariffs of 57–57.8%, which could apply to specific agricultural inputs not fully liberalized under USMCA, though official confirmation is less clear.
When Canada reunites with the continent we will all be safer and better for it. They are we. We are they. Anything else is artiface. The CONTINENTAL Congress formed America. Jamestown Charter still stands. It says anyone who wants to can travel the King’s highway…for commerce or adventure. The Jamestown Charter is not revoked. All the roads in Canada are Kings roads. A sealed King’s writing is not undermined by a Prime Minister or anyone else. Our Charter rights predate the creation of Canada regardless and is a preexisting right.
As if Biden’s sanctions weren’t bad enough.
If one remembers the ending scenes of Terminator 2, you will see the relation. We are in the part of the movie that the T1000 is in the molten metal pit and being dissolved into nothingness. Up the end we see the monster change shapes over and over as it screamed out for salvation.
There was no salvation for that creature.
Enter the leftists. We now see them all crying out as they lose their power and justice prevails again and again.
Beware dear viewers, there were sequels to this move.
Stay Vigilant
When Canadian truckers were persecuted by Trudeau for not getting the COVID jab, it was Americans who stood up for them.
Pretty soon we’ll see America (not Canada) Geese return from their winter habitat. ?
All of geniuses do know that Trump negotiated the current trade framework with Canada and Mexico, correct? He’s saying we are getting ripped off using his trade agreement and to rectify this situation, he’s being hostile to said trading partners. Quite the genius businessman–this is kind of like how he and the Trump organization have a long history of failing to pay vendors and contractors.
Actually all of the proposed tariffs are on items that fall outside of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) or are otherwise not satisfy the agreement. In otherwords he is doing his job, the job that the guy who came before him failed to do.
Never did like globalism, didn’t like when it was all started back then because of the dependencies on other countries it created, and all the job loss because of it.
Amazing to see a lot of people fighting to save globalism now, by actions of like the BC here. I’m glad to hopefully see it leave. Countries need to get back to creating products in their own country for their own countries people, and bringing back the jobs to their people. This includes the US and Canada getting back to the way it use to be before globalism messed countries independence all up.
Well said if you are fan of Warren G Harding.
Amazing isnt it, Canada has been charging us fees for decades to import goods into their country while all the time none were paid to us to import their good to the US. Now suddenly they are all but hurt because they have to pay their fair share. I say bring it on and lets see who will last the longest
These tariff’s and the ridiculous annexation/occupation comments have brought the Canadian liberals back to life. They now have a shot to win the majority after Trudeau steps down – something seen as impossible one month ago. These games are not just economically stupid, but they are having loads of unintended consequences. Please report on that.
Canadians are the friendliest people you’ll meet when you’re not in a trade war.
They’re f” friendly ” till the moment you turn away. The term” two-faced” was invented for people like a,lot of the Canadians I’ve worked with
Chuckle, chuckle, Chuck! Chuckle, chuckle!
Reggie, the last I checked, it is the subsidies that the U.S. pays that maintains and keeps the Alcan open; and if Covid taught us anything local businesses depended on Alcan travelers to stay open and operating.do you really want to antagonize Alaskans into us boycotting Canada? We do have other options to driving
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