The past week has seen no shortage of musings on how the province should respond to the Trump administration’s impending tariffs. From bourbon boycotts to taxing truckers bound for Alaska, the suggestion box is filling, but the broader question remains: what is B.C.’s export strategy under the Trump regime?
While the urge to find new markets in the face of instability with our largest trading partner is understandable, it is important to step back and consider global economic trends beyond the single term of a U.S. presidency before declaring which industries should be anointed with rescuing the economy.
A knee-jerk reaction to tariffs may not set B.C. up for
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