Cut interprovincial trade barriers, say Okanagan wineries amid Trump tariff threat – Okanagan [Video]

A glass half full.

That’s how the owner of Kelowna’s View Winery is looking at the response by Canadians to the looming tariffs from the United States.

“It’s so important for people to buy local and this is just giving people that reminder,” said Jennifer Molgat, owner of the View Winery.

Many people are now avoiding U.S. made products, including wine.

It’s a change that could give the industry a much-needed boost after several rough years of being pummeled by weather events.

“We need to pull back and support one another right here in our own country,” Molgat told Global News.

But according to Molgat and many others, interprovincial trade barriers are still standing in the way, resulting in renewed calls for changes.

“It’s easier for locals to sometimes find a special wine from California on the shelves than finding their favourite local wine and that is not right,” Molgat said.

Wine Growers BC said the …