We are not becoming the 51st state: B.C. Premier says Canada and U.S. need to work together [Video]

B.C. Premier David Eby said he will be heading to Washington D.C. with other Canadian premiers, not for president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but with a focus on the continued threat of tariffs on Canadian-made goods.

Trump continues to say he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming in to the United States from Canada and Mexico.

“I’ll be joining with the premiers from across Canada and heading to Washington, D.C. to make our case to decision makers in the United States that the proposed tariffs from the president elect will mean a significant increase in prices for Americans around things like homes,” Eby said.

“Especially with the additional tariffs proposed on lumber, for example, around things like energy, electricity that we export from British Columbia that helps light up the west coast of the United States will get significantly more expensive, passing on additional costs to both residential and commercial …