Premier Wab Kinew has announced Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation will stop selling products imported from the United States in response to a 25 per cent tariff imposed by the U.S. President Donald Trump on virtually Canadian goods that will kick in on Tuesday.
Starting Feb. 4, staff at the province’s Liquor Marts will be directed to pull American products off the shelves and will stop ordering alcohol from the U.S., the province said in a news release Sunday afternoon.
“This is a trade dispute, this is an economic threat, but we should also be very clear-eyed about the threat this poses to our sovereignty as an independent country,” the premier told reporters at a news conference Sunday.
Manitoba will also roll out more support for businesses and workers in the province throughout next week, Kinew said.
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is holding a news conference at 1 p.m. on Sunday where he’s expected to share more details on what measures the province is taking in reaction to a trade war between Canada and the U.S.
Kinew said Saturday that he fully supports the federal government’s response against U.S. President Donald Trump imposing a 25 per cent tariff on virtually all Canadian goods, which will begin this week Tuesday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced late Saturday the federal government will fight back against Trump by slapping 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion worth of American goods coming into Canada as of Tuesday.
The tariffs will then be applied to another $125 billion worth of American imports in three weeks’ time, Trudeau said.