Gavin McGarrigle

Trade

Tariffs and duties on softwood arrive in this region as shift cuts and closures. British Columbia and Manitoba each set up a body to work out a response, and I sit on both. This is the coverage as it developed.

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The impact of the trade war on workers
CBC Radio (On The Coast) · Sep 7, 2026 The impact of the trade war on workers
Unifor rallies in Ottawa as Canada-U.S. trade tensions threaten jobs
CTV News · Aug 28, 2026 Unifor rallies in Ottawa as Canada-U.S. trade tensions threaten jobs
‘Worst news’: Workers told Sunshine Coast mill shutting down after 117 years
YouTube · Aug 22, 2026 ‘Worst news’: Workers told Sunshine Coast mill shutting down after 117 years
B.C. pulp mill closure deals blow to Sunshine Coast forestry workers
YouTube · Aug 22, 2026 B.C. pulp mill closure deals blow to Sunshine Coast forestry workers
Another pulp mill closes in B.C.
CTVNews · Aug 21, 2026 Another pulp mill closes in B.C.
300 lose jobs with another BC mill closure; Canfor cites dwindling access to fibre
Northern Beat · Jul 16, 2026 300 lose jobs with another BC mill closure; Canfor cites dwindling access to fibre
Union says B.C. mill closure leaves workers ‘reeling,’ as industry woes persist
CityNews Vancouver · Jul 15, 2026 Union says B.C. mill closure leaves workers ‘reeling,’ as industry woes persist
Rob Shaw: Even Eby’s critics are siding with him on softwood
Business in Vancouver · Oct 15, 2025 Rob Shaw: Even Eby’s critics are siding with him on softwood
B.C. forestry sector warns of “breaking point”
CityNews Vancouver · Oct 14, 2025 B.C. forestry sector warns of “breaking point”
$1.2B lumber aid package won’t be enough, says B.C. forestry union leader
CBC News · Aug 5, 2025 $1.2B lumber aid package won’t be enough, says B.C. forestry union leader
Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism
Global News · May 13, 2025 Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism
Sharp hike on U.S. softwood lumber duties ‘makes a bad situation a lot worse’
CBC News · Apr 8, 2025 Sharp hike on U.S. softwood lumber duties ‘makes a bad situation a lot worse’
“Necessary step”: BC furniture company moving to US denies tariffs are cause
Global News · Mar 29, 2025 “Necessary step”: BC furniture company moving to US denies tariffs are cause
Unifor rep says economic turmoil, trade war are workers’ top election issues
CBC News · Mar 27, 2025 Unifor rep says economic turmoil, trade war are workers’ top election issues
Union says federal retraining initiatives a ‘drop in the bucket’ amid tariffs
CBC News · Mar 20, 2025 Union says federal retraining initiatives a ‘drop in the bucket’ amid tariffs
B.C. creates softwood lumber advisory council amid tariff threat
CBC News · Feb 6, 2025 B.C. creates softwood lumber advisory council amid tariff threat
Inside the Fight to Save Forestry Jobs
The Tyee · Oct 30, 2024 Inside the Fight to Save Forestry Jobs
BC Forestry Workers Summit
Unifor Canada · Mar 27, 2024 BC Forestry Workers Summit
Eby takes forestry heat in stride, says community-level planning is solution
Northern Beat · Mar 13, 2024 Eby takes forestry heat in stride, says community-level planning is solution

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