Ontario wont bring U.S. alcohol back to LCBO as Alberta, Saskatchewan relent [Video]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he won’t be ordering the LCBO to restock alcohol from the United States, despite plans from neighbouring provinces to begin selling American booze again.

Speaking at an event hosted by the Globe and Mail on Monday, Ford addressed plans by the premiers of Saskatchewan and Alberta to restore American-made alcohol in their provinces.

“Not until he gets rid of these tariffs — why should I? It’s a small kitchen table issue, (but) Kentucky knows how important bourbon is to the economy,” Ford said when asked if he would follow the western provinces.

U.S.-made alcohol was removed from the stores of the LCBO at the beginning of March as part of a series of measures designed to punish the United States for levying tariffs on Canadian exports like steel, aluminum and cars.

The Ontario government estimates that just under $1 billion of U.S. alcohol was sold by the LCBO last year, …