B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey to deliver budget as Trump confirms tariffs

One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia’s finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the United States. 

It is not time to make “deep cuts,” Brenda Bailey told reporters on Monday, but a time to plan for uncertainty and ensure programs and services are protected.

Experts and economists say the impact from U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods will make Bailey’s budget on Tuesday one of most consequential for the province in recent memory. 

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that 25 per cent tariffs would be announced Tuesday for imports from Canada and

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