B.C. to levy tolls on U.S. trucks travelling to Alaska [View all]

Source: CTV News (BC)

British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is introducing new legislation to remove trade barriers with other provinces while also levying fees on American commercial trucks transiting the province on their way to Alaska.

The premier announced the proposed legislation Thursday in response to the economic threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods entering that country.

Speaking to reporters from the front lawn of the B.C. legislature, which had been draped in a large Canadian flag for the occasion, Eby said the new legislation would also give his government the flexibility to “respond rapidly” to executive orders from U.S. President Donald Trump as they arise.


Trump followed through on his threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods and a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy as of midnight Tuesday. But a one-month reprieve appeared to have been granted by the White House just moments before Eby spoke.

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