As California seeks to woo Canadians, B.C. premier says keep the pressure up [Video]

British Columbia’s premier says Canadians need to “keep the pressure up” on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada.

David Eby said he spoke with California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday — the same day the governor launched a campaign to “encourage” Canadians to visit despite the ongoing tensions between Canada and the United States.

Eby said that while he is glad to see the state suing the Donald Trump White House over its tariff regime, many Canadians are “not ready to go to the States” with tariffs and annexation still a threat.

The premier said that for Canadians, buying our groceries and where we spend our vacation is the thing we can do to send a multi-billion-dollar message to the Trump administration.

Eby said we can’t ease up on that pressure, because we know that as …