28-03-2025 20:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca

B.C. Premier David Eby walking back tariff bill after ‘anxiety’ from stakeholders

VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation “didn’t get the balance right.”
He says the legislation known as Bill 7 needs appropriate “safeguards” after a wave of criticism about potential overreach.
Eby says the government has emergency powers for natural disasters,and this bill was designed to give the government emergency powers
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