John Rustad calls for tough action against American tariff threat
“For too long, David Eby has idly watched as American-funded environmental activists wreak havoc on our economy, threatening hard-working loggers, miners, and oil and gas workers. It’s time we cut them off from their supply of American dollars.”
-John Rustad, MLA and Leader of the Official Opposition Conservative Party of British Columbia
VICTORIA, BC – Conservative Leader John Rustad today unveiled new proposals for British Columbia to fight for B.C. workers and protect jobs.
- Ban foreign interference from Americans who fund environmental activists to destroy B.C. resource industries
- Hit shipments of Montana and Wyoming coal through B.C. ports with B.C. carbon tax
- Follow the Conservative Party’s 10-point plan to eliminate trade barriers between Canadian provinces, grow the economy
Rustad says British Columbia should legislate to ban British Columbia-based environmental activists from accessing American funding for their campaigns against our resource workers and industries.
“These troublemaking layabouts have wasted RCMP resources, violated court injunctions, and dragged our resource industries through costly litigation,” said Rustad, “in good part thanks to American financial backers.”
“These groups have also helped radicalize the formerly blue-collar NDP into an unrecognizable form of anti-prosperity activists.”
“For too long, David Eby has idly watched as American-funded environmental activists wreak havoc on our economy, threatening hard-working loggers, miners, and oil and gas workers,” said Rustad.” It’s time we cut them off from their supply of American dollars.”
Rustad is also proposing that the carbon tax on high heat value coal be applied to every ton of coal from Wyoming and Montana moving through British Columbia’s ports.
“The carbon tax is levied on coal mined in British Columbia, but not on coal mined in the United States and moved through our ports,” said Rustad. “Until such time as the unfair and unwarranted American duties on our softwood are removed, we need to be ready to hit the Americans where it hurts.”
Rustad said the carbon tax will be held in escrow until we have concluded a softwood lumber agreement.
Rustad earlier unveiled his ten-point tariff-response plan, where he proposed a Canada Wide Free Trade Agreement, eliminating the job-destroying carbon tax entirely, and taking new measures to promote natural gas exploration, LNG port expansion, and mining projects.
“Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has offered to eliminate trade barriers with any province that will do the same,” said Rustad. “Ontario Premier Doug Ford has offered to take him up on it. I urge David Eby to do the same, and let’s get Canada’s economy firing on all cylinders.”
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