B.C. government’s emergency legislation an overreach, say critics

B.C. Premier David Eby’s draft bill aimed at giving his province maximum flexibility to respond to an escalation in the trade war with the U.S. includes expansive powers no other province is contemplating, drawing criticism for potential government overreach.Mr. Eby unveiled the “emergency legislation” late last week as a necessary and nimble tool to inflict retaliatory damage against U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican-controlled states.