Canadian leaders call out Kentucky bourbon by name to be boycotted

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President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would implement a 25% tariff on most goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff on most goods from China.Now, leaders from those countries are responding with tariffs of their own, with Canadian leaders going even further by calling on citizens to boycott American-made products. One of Kentucky's most famous exports, bourbon, was called out by name on Saturday by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an example of an American product that he urged Canadians to avoid."Now is also the time to choose Canada," Trudeau said in a speech on Saturday shortly after Trump announced that he would be implementing tariffs on the country. "There are many ways for you to do your part. It might mean checking the labels at the supermarket and picking Canadian-made products. It might mean opting for Canadian rye over Kentucky bourbon, or forgoing Florida orange juice altogether. It might mean changing your summer vacation plans to stay here in Canada and explore the many national and provincial parks, historical sites and tourist destinations our great country has to offer."Other Canadian leaders are going further than just words.David Eby, the premier (an elected position equivalent to a state governor in the U.S.) of British Columbia, said that he was ordering liquor stores in the province to remove brands manufactured in American red states from shelves, and for the government to cease buying them in the future. In Canada, alcohol is imported by provincial governments, where it is then sold in some provincially-operated liquor stores, as well as sold to private vendors such as bars. Eby appeared to not extend the boycott to alcohol brands brewed in U.S. blue states, but did not clarify which specific states would and would not be impacted.On Sunday, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, followed suit by announcing that he would be pulling American brands off the shelves in his province as well. However, unlike Eby, Ford did not appear to distinguish between boycotts of brands made in certain American states, and instead seemed to imply that his ban would apply to all American-made alcohol products. Ontario is the Canadian province that shares Lake Erie as a water border with Ohio.Kentucky is one of the most heavily Republican-voting states in the United States. Of the 31 states that voted for President Trump in 2024, Kentucky was the state where the 47th president won his seventh-largest margin of victory. Kentucky has not been won by a Democrat on the presidential level since 1996.Kentucky bourbon is also one of the most famous exports of the state, and a massive economic driver. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States — a trade association representing the industry — only California exceeds Kentucky for the amount of economic activity the spirits industry produces for their respective states year over year. In 2022, this totaled almost $17 billion in the state of Kentucky.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would implement a 25% tariff on most goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff on most goods from China.

Now, leaders from those countries are responding with tariffs of their own, with Canadian leaders going even further by calling on citizens to boycott American-made products.

One of Kentucky's most famous exports, bourbon, was called out by name on Saturday by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an example of an American product that he urged Canadians to avoid.

"Now is also the time to choose Canada," Trudeau said in a speech on Saturday shortly after Trump announced that he would be implementing tariffs on the country. "There are many ways for you to do your part. It might mean checking the labels at the supermarket and picking Canadian-made products. It might mean opting for Canadian rye over Kentucky bourbon, or forgoing Florida orange juice altogether. It might mean changing your summer vacation plans to stay here in Canada and explore the many national and provincial parks, historical sites and tourist destinations our great country has to offer."

Other Canadian leaders are going further than just words.

David Eby, the premier (an elected position equivalent to a state governor in the U.S.) of British Columbia, said that he was ordering liquor stores in the province to remove brands manufactured in American red states from shelves, and for the government to cease buying them in the future.

In Canada, alcohol is imported by provincial governments, where it is then sold in some provincially-operated liquor stores, as well as sold to private vendors such as bars. Eby appeared to not extend the boycott to alcohol brands brewed in U.S. blue states, but did not clarify which specific states would and would not be impacted.

On Sunday, Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, followed suit by announcing that he would be pulling American brands off the shelves in his province as well. However, unlike Eby, Ford did not appear to distinguish between boycotts of brands made in certain American states, and instead seemed to imply that his ban would apply to all American-made alcohol products. Ontario is the Canadian province that shares Lake Erie as a water border with Ohio.

Kentucky is one of the most heavily Republican-voting states in the United States. Of the 31 states that voted for President Trump in 2024, Kentucky was the state where the 47th president won his seventh-largest margin of victory. Kentucky has not been won by a Democrat on the presidential level since 1996.

Kentucky bourbon is also one of the most famous exports of the state, and a massive economic driver. According to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States — a trade association representing the industry — only California exceeds Kentucky for the amount of economic activity the spirits industry produces for their respective states year over year. In 2022, this totaled almost $17 billion in the state of Kentucky.

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