Doerkson backs budget, hopes for big cut of forestry funds

CTV News · The Canadian Press · 2026-11-06 02:01 UTC

The federal budget includes several measures that promise to support the forest industry in British Columbia as it weathers U.S. tariffs, but it’s not clear how much will flow to the province.

British Columbia’s incoming Conservative premier Lorne Doerkson is all-in on the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government.

Doerkson says the document is an “encouraging and ambitious statement” about Canada’s economic future and recognizes B.C.’s “tremendous opportunity” in transportation and resources.

The federal budget includes several measures that promise to support Canada’s forest industry as it weathers U.S. tariffs, though it’s not clear how much of the $6.5 billion it earmarks will flow to B.C.

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