Brenda Bailey

British Columbia's finance minister is preparing to deliver a budget today that she says will brace the province against four years of "uncertainty and disorder" amid the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump.

While the exact magnitude remains uncertain, experts and economists say the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs will have Bailey handing down one of the most consequential budgets for the province in recent memory on Tuesday.

The British Columbia government is cancelling a promised $1,000 grocery rebate and will freeze hiring of some public service positions to "find dollars" in its budget as it prepares for "four years of unpredictability" from the United States, Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says.

The federal government is lashing out at the U.S. Commerce Department over plans to raise duties on Canadian softwood lumber.

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British Columbia Premier David Eby unveiled a new-look cabinet on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, that elevates several first-time ministers to prominent positions, retains veterans in long-held posts and moves the finance minister to a post-secondary education portfolio.