As Canada hits back against U.S. President Donald Trump‘s tariffs with counter-tariffs worth $155 billion, American liquor and wine may be one of the first things to disappear from shelves.
In the hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s address to the nation announcing Canada’s response to the tariffs, which go into effect at 12:01 am Eastern on Tuesday, Feb. 4, provincial premiers were quick to make directives of their own.
Many targeted American liquor — with the premiers of Ontario, B.C. and Nova Scotia announcing plans to pull most, if not all, products from the U.S. in the coming days.
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Below are the responses from provincial liquor boards that we know of so far.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he’s told the LCBO to pull U.S. booze from its shelves, starting Tuesday.
“Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, spirits and seltzers. Not anymore,” Ford said in …