Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
National

Christy Clark Congratulates Trump, Says Province Will Work Toward Lumber Deal

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Nov, 2016 12:05 PM
  • Christy Clark Congratulates Trump, Says Province Will Work Toward Lumber Deal
VICTORIA — British Columbia's premier is congratulating incoming American president Donald Trump, saying the United States is a close friend and partner of the province.
 
Christy Clark says British Columbia and the government of Canada will work diligently on issues such as free trade and a new softwood lumber agreement to ensure they protect and grow the relationship with the Unites States that is crucial to working families in the province.
 
The softwood agreement reached in 2006 expired more than a year ago and negotiations to renew it are continuing as B.C., one of the world's largest exporters of softwood lumber, tries to promote its wood products globally.
 
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Clark said presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's run for the top office in the U.S. was an important signal to millions of girls and women around the world.
 
Clark said last month that women's equality in politics was suffering because of the toxic presidential race.
 
She also condemned Trump during the U.S. election campaign for lewd remarks he was caught saying on video more than a decade ago about touching women without their consent.

MORE National ARTICLES

Final Man Charged In 2008 Killings Of Mission, B.C., Couple Pleads Guilty

Final Man Charged In 2008 Killings Of Mission, B.C., Couple Pleads Guilty
British Columbia's Criminal Justice Branch says Tom Holden entered a guilty plea for one count of conspiracy to commit murder in a New Westminster courtroom on Tuesday.

Final Man Charged In 2008 Killings Of Mission, B.C., Couple Pleads Guilty

Coquitlam Man, 54, Identified As Pilot Killed In Powell River Plane Crash

Coquitlam Man, 54, Identified As Pilot Killed In Powell River Plane Crash
  He was 54-year-old David Tetarenko of Coquitlam, B.C.

Coquitlam Man, 54, Identified As Pilot Killed In Powell River Plane Crash

Toronto Area's Home Sales, Average Prices Hit Record Highs In August

Toronto Area's Home Sales, Average Prices Hit Record Highs In August
The Toronto Real Estate Board said its members had 9,813 sales in August, a 23.5 per cent increase from the same month last year, though there were two more working days this year.

Toronto Area's Home Sales, Average Prices Hit Record Highs In August

$3 Million In Jewels Missing From Drake, Future Tour Bus

$3 Million In Jewels Missing From Drake, Future Tour Bus
Police Sgt. Vince Lewis says the theft occurred Tuesday night at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix, where the men were performing.

$3 Million In Jewels Missing From Drake, Future Tour Bus

Calgary Judge In 'Knees Together' Case Has Worked Hard To Change: Mentor

A Manitoba judge says she was initially appalled by the comments a Calgary judge made to a sex-assault complainant but agreed to mentor him.

Calgary Judge In 'Knees Together' Case Has Worked Hard To Change: Mentor

Half Of Working Canadians Living Paycheque To Paycheque, Says Survey

Half Of Working Canadians Living Paycheque To Paycheque, Says Survey
TORONTO — A new poll suggests that about half of working Canadians would be hard-pressed to meet their financial obligations if their paycheque was delayed for a week.

Half Of Working Canadians Living Paycheque To Paycheque, Says Survey