Ontario Premier Ford announces ban on American liquor in response to U.S. tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has ordered the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to strip its shelves of American products in response to the U.S. imposing 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian imports starting Tuesday.
“Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, spirits and seltzers. Not anymore,” said Ford in a statement Sunday morning.
Ford says American liquor will be removed from LCBO shelves “starting Tuesday.”
The premier said the LCBO, as the only wholesaler of alcohol in the province, will also remove American products from its catalogue so that Ontario-based restaurants and retailers can’t order or restock U.S. products.
“There’s never been a better time to choose an amazing Ontario-made or Canadian-made product,” Ford said Sunday. [Continue reading…]