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Manitoba premier says U.S. alcohol being pulled from stores in retaliation to tariffs

  • Steve Lambert

  • Canadian Press

  • March 4, 2025

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says alcohol products are being pulled from the shelves of provincial liquor stores. Kinew talks to media as he arrives for a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says alcohol products are being pulled from the shelves of provincial liquor stores.

The move, announced on social media, is in retaliation to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The head of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries has said about six per cent of the Crown corporation's alcohol products comes from the U.S.

That includes 409 spirits, 341 wines and dozens of other products.

Kinew has also promised help for people affected by economic fallout from tariffs.

One possibility he has raised is allowing businesses to defer tax payments, although he didn't go into detail.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 4, 2025.