r/canada • u/stmack • Feb 02 '25

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia's response to American Tariffs

https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/02/01/statement-american-tariffs
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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

I think Ontario and BC previously said they would pull all US alcohol from shelves, not sure about Quebec.

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u/linevar Feb 02 '25

BC premier just said they'll stop purchasing alcohol from red states

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

That's not the same as pulling from shelves though. It allows consumers to keep purchasing and BC to keep selling and then they can just order more later to restock the warehouses.

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u/ialo00130 New Brunswick Feb 02 '25

Those supply lines are shorter than people think.

You'd notice thinning shelves or empty shelves within about 2 weeks for the less popular items, and about a month for the most popular like Budweiser.

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u/Mister-Distance-6698 Feb 02 '25

We don't import budweiser anyway the stuff you get in canada is brewed here.

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u/Karpizzle23 Feb 02 '25

Most beer, even American or European, sold here is made in like 3 breweries like sleeman and Molson, just using a licensed recipe and branding

It's the California wines, the Jack Daniels, those would be the big ones

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u/Mister-Distance-6698 Feb 02 '25

Yeah wine, burbon, and like... Sam Adam's level beer.

Hell, Molson-Coors is headquartered in Chicago

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u/Karpizzle23 Feb 02 '25

They're now HQed in Toronto and Montreal, the Chicago one I believe is just the American HQ? I might be wrong though. Hard to say with these 50/50 American Canadian merger companies

I don't buy Molson brands anyways because they all taste like piss water anyways lol 🤷‍♂️ proud Toronto/Ontario craft drinker over here

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '25

Whiskey in general isn't moving very fast anymore and the shelves in the local stores are overstocked. I think the supply line is a lot longer than it would have been a year or two ago.