Canada is responding to President Donald Trump's tariffs on its goods not only with action from the federal government but from several provinces that said they will remove American alcohol from store shelves, The Hill reported Monday.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave the national response by saying he will impose 25% tariffs on more than $100 billion in U.S. products.
At the regional level, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement that he told the province's Liquor Control Board to pull U.S. alcohol from stores on Tuesday.
"Every year, LCBO sells nearly $1 billion worth of American wine, beer, spirits and seltzers. Not anymore," Ford said. "Starting Tuesday, we're removing American products from LCBO shelves. As the only wholesaler of alcohol in the province, LCBO will also remove American products from its catalog so other 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."
Quebec Premier François Legault said his province will also fight the tariffs by removing all American products from its shelves Tuesday, according to CBC.
"Trump has decided to attack us," Legault told reporters. "We have to stand up, we have to fight to protect our economy, to protect our jobs."
British Columbia Premier David Eby joined in the initiative by directing the province's Liquor Distribution Branch to stop purchasing American liquor from Republican-led states and to remove the top brands from public liquor stores, telling Global News that liquor from American states that are not under GOP control would not be affected by the move.
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