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Canadian provinces defy Trump's tariff threats, maintain US alcohol bans

Canadian provinces are defying threats of tariffs from US President Donald Trump by maintaining bans on American alcohol sales. Provincial leaders, such as Ontario Premier Doug Ford, have stated they will not lift these bans unless the US removes its own sectoral tariffs on Canadian cars and steel. This tactic is being used as a bargaining chip in broader trade negotiations between the two countries, with sales of American alcohol to Canada having already cost millions of dollars. AI

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Canadian provinces defy Trump's tariff threats, maintain US alcohol bans

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Bloomberg ·

    Canadian provinces defy Trump’s tariff threat, keep US alcohol bans: ‘nothing but a bully’

    US President Donald Trump’s administration is using another tariff threat to put fresh pressure on Canadian provinces to end their boycotts of American alcohol. But provincial leaders are not backing off. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would not lift his province’s ban on the …