Government-run wine shops in Canada’s British Columbia have initiated removing US-made drinking companies from Republican-led says in response to new American tariffs on French goods.
However, two more American counties are planning to get rid of all American drinking, reported NY article.
According to CBC reports, by Sunday afternoon, whisky companies such as Jack Daniel’s were excluded from shop shelves at BC liquor stores ‘ Cambie Street location in Vancouver, replaced by signs encouraging buyers to” Buy American Instead”.
Outgoing Canadian PM Justin Trudeau called on people to” pick Canada” and get Canadian-made products.
In a post on X, Trudeau wrote:” Now is the time to select products made straight here in Canada. Check the labels. This would our portion. Wherever we can, chose Canada”.
According to CBC information, BC leading David Eby issued a directive to the country’s wine distribution branch on Saturday that it would cease purchasing alcohol from US states with Democratic governors.
” We have targeted red states because, quite frankly, Donald Trump doesn’t care about Democrat states”, said Housing minister Ravi Kahlon, chair of the cabinet committee overseeing the province’s tariff response. We want to make sure that we don’t punish states who don’t have anything to do with this.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and other executive orders that imposed a 25 % tariff on the majority of Canadian imports on Saturday, specifically on Canadian energy products, led to the decision.
In his order, Trump referenced British Columbia’s role in the “heightened domestic production of fentanyl”, tying it to his justification for the tariffs, alongside concerns about illegal border crossings.
Kahlon refuted this claim, instead pointing to a post from Trump’s X account where the president suggested that Canada should be” Cherished 51st State.”
We pay hundreds of billions of dollars to subvert Canada, Trump wrote in his Truth Social post. Why? There is no reason. We don’t need anything they have. We should be able to produce our own cars, have unlimited energy, and have more lumber than we can ever use. Without this massive subsidy, Canada ceases to exist as a viable Country. Harsh but true! Therefore, Canada should become our Cherished 51st State. There are significantly lower taxes, better military protection for Canadian citizens, and no TARIFFS!
” This was never about border crossings”, Kahlon said. ” This was always going to lead to economic harm.”
On February 1, the BC liquor distribution branch made a notification to industry associations that it would remove the product inventory from Republican-led states to support the provincial and federal response to the tariffs.
Affected brands include Jack Daniel’s, Bacardi Rum, Tito’s Vodka, Jim Beam, and Bulleit Bourbon, which will be replaced with Canadian alternatives.
Some regional bars and BC-based distilleries have also expressed their support for the move, citing it as a chance to market their own products.
