Canadians Back Ban on US Booze as Trump Keeps Up Trade Pressure

A worker removes bottles of American-made Jack Daniel’s whiskey from a shelf at a liquor store in Toronto in April after Ontario’s government ordered a ban on sales of US booze in retaliation for the Trump administration’s tariffs.Photographer: Christopher Katsarov Luna/Bloomberg

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January 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC

The Trump administration is putting pressure on Canada to end a boycott of US-made alcohol that’s hurting distillers. Most Canadians want their governments to hold firm.

Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, pulled US wine and spirits from stores after President Donald Trump started a trade war last year, costing American booze-makers millions of dollars in sales.