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Why is Air Canada still offering passengers American booze?

Why is Air Canada still offering passengers American booze?

While provincial and federal ministers this week revived pleas for the nation’s citizens to “buy Canadian” in the fallout of torpedoed Canada-U.S. trade talks, the country’s largest airline is offering business class passengers American bourbon. As reported by Global News, a subsequently removed social media post Monday claimed Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey was being served to those seated in business class…

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Alcohol tariffs expected to hurt cereal crop demand

Alcohol tariffs expected to hurt cereal crop demand

SASKATOON — Canada’s cereal crop farmers will eventually feel the pain of new U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol, says an industry official. “It will take some time to see the impact, but we’re a little worried to see where this is headed,” said Kate Sauser, policy manager with Grain Growers of Canada. You can follow all our coverage of the current tariff situation here.…

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Alcohol became a flashpoint in the US-Canada trade war. Now both sides say they’re losing.

Alcohol became a flashpoint in the US-Canada trade war. Now both sides say they’re losing.

What started as an eye-catching retaliation tactic to tariffs has become a sticking point in the US-Canada trade war — and neither side is standing down. The booze battle began last year after President Donald Trump imposed broad 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. Canada responded with its own 25% retaliatory tariffs targeting alcohol, among other products. The country’s provinces went further, pulling American…

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