B.C. vowing to fight back against Americans in 2025 throne speech [Video]

Describing it as the “most consequential time for our province since the Second World War”, the B.C. government has outlined a broad vision of how to deal with ongoing tariff threats from the United States.

New Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia read the government’s speech from the throne on Tuesday highlighting some of the measures the province is planning to put in place.

“In the face of an unprecedented and unjustified threat to our economy, British Columbians are joining with all Canadians to fight back,” she read, in a speech prepared by the government.

“We’ve come together to support each other and stand up for our country. We are saying with one united voice: We will never be the 51st state. Not now or ever.”

The speech marks the opening of the legislature for the first time since October’s provincial election. Premier David Eby kept on to his job, barely, by securing …