B.C. Premier Urges Canada to Drop 88 F-35s as Trump Hits Exports With 50% Tariffs
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
B.C. Premier Urges Canada to Drop 88 F-35s as Trump Hits Exports With 50% Tariffs
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 27
Summary
$12 billion in planned spending on the first 16 F-35s came under fresh attack after British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada should stop buying the U.S.-made jets.
Eby tied the call directly to Washington's latest trade offensive, arguing it makes no sense to fund a U.S. government that has imposed sweeping tariffs on Canadian exports.
The pressure comes after Canada said it would retaliate with tariffs of its own and after trade talks collapsed, prompting another round of Trump tariffs and threats of more.
Mark Carney's government had already ordered a review of the F-35 purchase more than a year ago, and Eby's intervention signals the deal could face broader political resistance as anti-U.S. anger grows in Canada.