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Chris Selley: After the Trump boycotts, we'll still have lousy Canadian food

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As government expenditures go, the $8 million Ontario has reportedly dropped storing some $80 million worth of American hooch instead of selling it isn’t likely to make many waves. Most political evidence suggests you can’t go far wrong fighting back publicly against Donald Trump, or even just pretending to. Think of how far “elbows up” took Prime Minister Mark Carney, and how little he has suffered for lowering them.

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You can’t deny Ontario’s LCBO and Quebec’s SAQ, two of the largest liquor purchasers in the world, have made an impact — though of course, it’s mostly in blue wine-producing states including California, Oregon, Washington and New York. American wine had a fairly strong toehold in the government-controlled Ontario market during the 2023 fiscal year: 20 per cent of sales by value, as opposed to zero.

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