B.C. cabinet war room formed to respond to Trump tariff threat [Video]

The B.C. government is forming a new cabinet committee to act as a “day-to-day war room” that responds to proposed U.S. tariffs.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods as early as Saturday citing — without evidence — a flood of drugs and migrants from north of the border.

In a Wednesday media release, Premier David Eby announced Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Ravi Kahlon will head the committee, tasked with co-ordinating a “whole of government” tariff response.

“This threat isn’t going away anytime soon — not while this president is in power,” Eby said.

“Every minister has an important role to play in fighting back.”

The committee will include B.C.’s jobs, finance, energy, agriculture, forests, mining, environment and water, land and resource stewardship ministers, along with the minister of state for trade.

“We didn’t ask for this fight, but B.C. will not be bullied,” Kahlon said. “My …