"“I'm doing my very best to not buy American,” she said outside a Halifax location of the province's Crown-run alcohol retailer. For alcohol, this means bourbon purchases have been replaced with scotch whisky, but she's made other changes as well. “I think we're making some gorgeous, gorgeous wines here in Nova Scotia and so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Nova Scotia wine,” said Reynolds, who used to work for the provincial wine association in the early 2000s."
"“I think some Ontario wines are fabulous and British Columbia wines, if you can get your hands on any of them, are gorgeous, so I don't think we're losing much by giving up California wines.” Between some provinces not selling American alcohol part of the response to the trade war started by the U.S. and consumers like Reynolds choosing not to buy it, actions like these continue to hurt American alcohol producers."
"“We are suffering,” Chris Swonger, president and CEO of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, told the CBC's Power and Politics last week. “We are making our case to the Trump administration strongly in hopes that some common ground can be found.” The council says exports to Canada fell 63 per cent last year. “It has been devastating,” said Swonger."
"Globally, American exports declined 3.8 per cent for the year, primarily because of the boycott of U.S. alcohol in many Canadian provinces. Some whisky producers also “front-loaded shipments in late 2024” to the European Union “amid the threat of retaliatory tariffs,” the council cited as the second major reason. The council says that if Canada is excluded from the numbers, spirit exports actually increased 2.5 per cent for the year."
Martha Reynolds avoids buying American products and has shifted her alcohol purchases from bourbon to scotch whisky. She recommends Nova Scotia wines and also supports wines from Ontario and British Columbia, while saying giving up California wines does not mean losing much. Canadian actions tied to the U.S. trade war and consumer boycotts are harming American alcohol producers. Chris Swonger of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States says the industry is suffering and is urging the Trump administration to find common ground. The council reports exports to Canada fell 63% last year, and global American exports declined 3.8% mainly due to boycotts in many Canadian provinces. Some producers also shipped more to the European Union in late 2024 to reduce tariff risk.
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