The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday edition that British Columbia Premier David Eby is urging Ottawa to mull retaliatory trade tactics beyond tariffs, such as nixing the purchase of American fighter jets and restricting the shipping of Montana's thermal coal through a Vancouver port.
The Globe's Mike Hager writes that Mr. Eby said Ottawa's steps to stand up to the United States after talks broke down Friday have been proportionate and would afford Canadian businesses some protection.
Mr. Eby said Ottawa's response is missing key elements, including revisiting the planned $12-billion purchase of Locheed Martins's F-35 fighter jets. He also suggested the government should review the exporting of thermal coal from the U.S. through the Westshore port in Delta, B.C.
Mr. Eby said his province plans to soon provide a list of other levers it and the government of Canada can pull to hurt the Trump administration.
Energy academics say the proposal to tax American coal or ban its export could inflict pain on Canadian employees of the terminal and the railways that ship the black rock.
But, they say, it could also irritate Mr. Trump as the thermal coal industry is an enthusiastic supporter of his political career.
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