Canada is kicking its US booze habit as trade tensions persist

Canada’s shunning of beer, wine and spirits from the US is a textbook example of how market access for politically exposed goods can quickly unravel.

By: Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: May 7, 2026

Words: 1,065

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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By Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee

Almost a year and a half after President Donald Trump began slapping tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners, Canada’s pushback has reordered the economic relationship between Ottawa and Washington.

Canadians are pulling back on U.S. travel, boycotting U.S. goods and protesting in droves – further galvanized by Trump’s call for Canada to become the 51st U.S. state.

But the example of one sector …

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