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Eby says Trump香蕉视频直播檚 proposed 25 per cent tariffs are a 香蕉视频直播渄irect attack on B.C. families,香蕉视频直播� and every minister has an important role to play in fighting back.

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Nine other B.C. ministers have been named to the committee, including Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, Energy Minister Adrian Dix, Jobs Minister Diana Gibson, Forests Minister Ravi Parmar and Mining Minister Jagrup Brar, among others.

Trump has threatened to introduce 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods starting on Saturday, and his press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, told reporters at the White House on Tuesday the plan was 香蕉视频直播渟till on the books香蕉视频直播� for that day.

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But he said the province would ensure every harm inflicted on B.C. families by the tariffs is met and matched with a proportional response.

Eby said it may be that the only way for Americans to hear the message that tariffs are unjustified and harmful to people and businesses, both north and south of the border, is to feel the consequences of Canadian retaliation.

Americans would see higher prices even if Canada did nothing, he told a news conference in Vancouver on Tuesday.

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