Ontario craft brewers react after Ford threatens to stop purchasing American liquor [Video]

Ontario craft brewers say halting the purchase of American booze by the LCBO would have mixed implications.

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It’s the latest counter measure tabled by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who is caught up in a war of words with incoming U.S. president Donald Trump.

Trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on Canadian goods upon taking office in January. In retaliation, Ford has said Ontario would stop its purchase of American alcohol.

“We’ll use every tool in our toolbox, as we put a tariff on bourbon last time. The LCBO is the largest purchasers of alcohol in the entire world. But I’d prefer not to do any of this,” Ford said Friday.

Earlier in the week, Ontario’s premier threatened to pull the plug on the electricity supply that powers 1.5-million homes in New York, Michigan and Wisconsin.

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