American alcohol not returning to Ontario shelves until trade deal reached: Premier Ford
David Menzies and Sheila Gunn Reid blast the Ontario premier for his petulant — and extremely costly — feud with the U.S. over Donald Trump's tariffs.
Barring an early negotiation of the existing USMCA trade deal or President Donald Trump removing tariffs on Canada, Premier Doug Ford says he has no plans to restore American alcohol to the shelves of Ontario's government-run liquor stores.
On Thursday's Rebel Roundup livestream, David Menzies and Sheila Gunn Reid slammed the premier for this decision.
Unlike his late brother Rob Ford, who campaigned on a message of “respect for taxpayers” before becoming Toronto's mayor, the premier is showing “constant disrespect” toward those same taxpayers, David said.
“He took one-billion dollars of U.S. booze off the LCBO shelves, whether it's Kentucky bourbon or California wines, and it was all about creating a photo op,” he continued.
With just months to go before these products reach their expiration dates, Ford could have directed the LCBO to sell it at a discount, Sheila added, with David agreeing the government — if it felt it must go down this road — should have sold off the already-purchased supplies and simply not renewed shipments.
“This is the taxpayers' money, that he's literally pouring down the sink,” Sheila said.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-08-29 23:02:16 -0400Yeah, Doug, show us how tough you are by punishing the citizens of Ontario. After all, it’s all Trump’s fault, isn’t it?
(Psst! A wise man once said that if one wants to get out of a hole, it’s a good idea to stop digging.) -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-08-29 19:26:56 -0400This reminds me of being supervised as a child at Jericho Hill School for the Deaf and Blind. One boy could get the whole dorm punished or things confiscated from boys. My care packages at home would be confiscated and candies meant for me went sparingly to all the boys. I also suspect some of that candy was eaten by our supervisors. My silver dollar which I got for my 8th birthday also disappeared when a supervisor confiscated it for SAFETY reasons.
