The counter-tariff list is out, and roughly 400 lines of it land on a construction site. Every US-made nail, screw, bolt and anchor — 50 per cent. Plywood, light fixtures, extrusions — 50. The fridge in every unit you turn over — 25. It all starts September 8, and you've got thirteen days to get ready.
Episode 24 of ICBA Coffee & Construction — the news that matters to the people who build British Columbia and Alberta, with ICBA's Jordan Bateman. On today's show:
☕ THE BIG ONE: Ottawa's counter-tariffs on $27.6 BILLION of American goods start September 8 — steel and fasteners at 50%, plywood and LVL at 50%, appliances at 25%, and gas-field pipe at 50%
🔧 The playbook: five moves to make before September 8 — pull your HS codes, get country-of-origin proof, check what's in transit, reprice, and put a tariff clause in every contract — plus what's actually in Ottawa's $7.5-billion support package
🚧 Shovels: a $39-MILLION fast-tracked rebuild of Hazel Trembath Elementary breaks ground in Port Coquitlam, and a $24.4-million energy centre gets moving at Delta Hospital
🗳️ Alberta's odd couple: Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney team up against separation ahead of the October 19 referendum
🚁 A good one to finish: ICBA board member Margot Middleton and her family give $160,000 to Kamloops Search and Rescue's new headquarters in Rayleigh
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