Premier David Eby said the tolls may not be used, but warned that Canada needs to have tools available to fight the threat of tariffs coming from President Donald Trump until he backs down from his plans altogether.

Premier David Eby says his government will be introducing a new law in the coming days that will charge a fee to commercial trucks driving through B.C. to Alaska as the latest response to U.S. tariffs.

British Columbia will introduce legislation in the coming days that would give it the ability to levy fees on commercial trucks travelling from the United States through the province to Alaska, Premier David Eby said.