British Columbia Premier David Eby's government is walking back a key portion of its controversial tariff response law, admitting the proposed legislation "didn't get the balance right."
Eby said Friday that the legislation known as Bill 7 needs appropriate "safeguards" after a wave of criticism about potential overreach.
"My interest in being able to move quickly to respond to the threat
that British Columbia is facing got the better of … my understanding
that the safeguards that people are calling for need to be there as
well" ... he said a key portion of the law is being "pulled," which would
originally have given the cabinet sweeping powers to make regulations to
address challenges "arising from the actions of a foreign
jurisdiction" ...
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