Canada should broaden its response to its trade war with the US by going beyond tariffs and targeting fighter jets and coal, said a Canadian premier.
“I am encouraging the prime minister to look at non-tariff measures to respond, as well, to what the Americans are trying to do to Canadians,” British Columbia Premier David Eby said at a press conference on Tuesday.
One potential target: Canada’s planned purchase of American F-35 fighter jets.
“When your friend kicks you in the back, one of the first rules is you don’t then go and buy $12 billion of fighter jets from that person,” said Eby at a press conference on Tuesday.
Canada had planned to…
