The Alberta government is selling off U.S. liquor from its warehouses, about two weeks after ordering the provincial agency in charge of regulating alcohol to stop importing U.S. products in response to tariffs.
The government initially directed Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (ALGC) to cease the sale of U.S. alcohol on March 5, one day after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 percent tariffs on Canadian products.
Most provinces removed U.S. liquor from provincially run store shelves in response to the tariffs. The boycott of American alcohol products continued even after Trump announced a 30-day tariff suspension on products covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement….