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B.C. premier calls on feds to support forestry workers amid new U.S. tariffs on lumber, wood
B.C. Premier David Eby calls for $1.2 billion federal aid as U.S. tariffs push Canadian softwood lumber duties above 45%, threatening jobs and mills.
- A new 10 percent tariff on Canadian softwood lumber imports, increasing the total to over 45 percent, took effect on October 14, 2025.
- B.C. Premier David Eby warned that these tariffs threaten the survival of mills in British Columbia's forestry sector, stating they are on a 'razor's edge of survival.'
- Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar emphasized that the tariffs jeopardize livelihoods and that the federal government must respond.
- Eby noted that the forestry industry provides more direct employment and contributes significantly to Canada's GDP compared to the automotive and steel sectors.
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