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PAM FRAMPTON: Cheers to keeping the U.S. alcohol ban going

American administration still not getting the message about why Canadians won't be drinking U.S.-made booze

Alan S. Hale’s recent news update for Postmedia about some provinces’ decision to stop selling American alcohol in light of trade disputes between the United States and Canada was a timely reminder of why the boycotts began in the first place.

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Here we are, more than a year later, and some elected representatives in the U.S. still don’t get why we took the Kentucky bourbon and Tennessee whiskey and California wines off our shelves.

The level of arrogance never fails to amaze me.

Canadian response to American actions

Last summer, the Trump administration was calling Canada “mean and nasty to deal with” because of our refusal to sell their products and our new reluctance to vacation in the U.S.

A March 2026 report on foreign trade barriers from the office of the president highlighted the American alcohol ban and noted that the U.S. would continue to “press Canada to ensure that U.S. alcohol beverages immediately and permanently return to all provincial and territorial markets.”

Just last month, at a Senate........

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