Americans revealed 'true nature' of Trump trade war during negotiations, Eby says

British Columbia 'will stand strong with Canada,' Premier David Eby said at a news conference Saturday after the breakdown of trade talks with the United States Friday night. "'The suggestion that Canada would not trade with other countries or reduce our trade with other countries because the Americans tell us to would reduce us to the economic equivalent of the 51st state.'" "'Even Russian forest products have better access to the U.S. market right now than Canadian forest products, and in that environment, the idea that we would be stocking U.S. liquor is absurd.'" "'Every possible tool, every weapon that can be deployed by the federal government in this economic war that is being waged on Canada, is on the table.'" "Carney used his availability to announce that promised 'dollar-for-dollar' retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. will take effect on Tuesday, Sept. 8."