Politicians from both the provincial and federal governments are meeting in Vancouver Monday to figure out how to help the struggling forestry sector following yet another increase in tariffs by the U.S. president.

An additional 10 per cent levy was instated last month, on top of the 35 per cent tariff that was already in place on Canadian goods.

Federal politicians attending the meeting include Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, and Housing Minister Gregor Robertson, who previously served as Vancouver’s mayor. B.C. Premier David Eby and his forests and jobs ministers will also be there.

At a news conference about softwood lumber last month, Scott Lunny, director of United Steelworkers District 3, which represents more than 10,000 unionized millworkers and

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