B.C. Premier Eby to meet U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra on Tuesday

Published 11:00 am Tuesday, March 10, 2026By Mark PageB.C. Premier David Eby is meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra in Victoria on Tuesday afternoon.It was Hoekstra who requested the meeting, but Eby said he plans to use the occasion to push trade-related issues that are important to B.C.Eby said the number one issue he plans to raise with Hoekstra is softwood lumber duties.The effective average rate for softwood lumber exported from Canada to the United States is now 45 per cent, a rate the U.S. claims is justified because Canada subsidizes its lumber industry.Eby also plans to stress ..