All American liquor will be removed from LCBO shelves starting Tuesday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the day after the U.S. levied punishing tariffs on Canadian products.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the LCBO will stop stocking U.S. brands on shelves and will remove them from catalogues as of Tuesday.
“Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, sprits and seltzers. Not anymore,” Ford said in an early morning post on X.Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, spirits and seltzers. Not anymore. On the campaign trail on Sunday morning, Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie says she supports this move, but questions where the rest of Ford’s plan is to hit the U.S. back, accusing him of putting his focus on his snap election campaignalso moved to pull American liquor from its provincially-owned stores. Additionally, B.C. Premier David Eby specifically directed BC Liquor stores to “immediately stop buying American liquor from red states.
“Some spirits are recognized as ‘distinctive products’ by the U.S. and Canada, and can only be made in their designated countries such as Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey in the U.S., and Canadian Whiskey in Canada,” Swonger told CTV News Toronto in a statement. “As a result, the production of these products cannot simply be moved to another country or region.”On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed across-the-board tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
“If President Trump wants to usher in a new golden age for the United States, the better path is to partner with Canada, not to punish us,” Trudeau said.
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