Ravi Parmar said that B.C. still relies heavily on the lumber industry with revenue from the forest sector to pay for schools, health care and social services.
““This tariff, this tax, is really a tax on middle-class Americans. Middle-class Americans who just want to build homes in their communities, and middle-class Americans who, at a time in their dealing with wildfires, floods and hurricanes, are going to have to pay more, in some cases 20 to 30 to 40 per cent more just to build their home or rebuild their home.””
““This tariff, this tax, is really a tax on middle-class Americans. Middle-class Americans who just want to build homes in their communities, and middle-class Americans who, at a time in their dealing with wildfires, floods and hurricanes, are going to have to pay more, in some cases 20 to 30 to 40 per cent more just to build their home or rebuild their home.””
Yup.