BC government calls emergency meeting with federal ministers

The BC government is calling an emergency meeting with federal ministers in Vancouver next week, also known as the Forestry Sector Summit, in light of the trade dispute with the US and the recent increase in tariffs on softwood, with Forestry Minister Ravi Parmar inviting federal ministers Dominique LeBlanc and Melanie Joly to attend.

The BC government intends to seek financial assistance from the federal government to help the struggling forestry sector and combat the tariffs. Parmar said that forestry for us in BC is like the auto sector and the steel sector, which the government should also support at the same level as those sectors.

The BC government has not yet set a firm date for the summit. It is worth noting that the provincial government is also pushing towards other markets. Minister Parmar recently announced the establishment of a new trade office in London to increase exports to the UK, Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa.