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world Cbc World 2026-04-01

US Flags 'Buy Canadian' Policy as Trade Irritant

A new report suggests that the US government is flagging provincial rules around alcohol and the 'Buy Canadian' policy as trade irritants between Canada and the US.


<img alt="A sign in a white piece of paper is besides a group of bottles of wine." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/6dfb0bd5-62c2-417d-a1f3-b9cd722481c1,1765322160714/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1180%2C663%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="A sign notifying customers that a store will stop selling U.S. liquor from Tuesday, in response to U.S. President Donald Trump&apos;s imposition of tariffs on Canada, is displayed on a shelf carrying U.S. alcohol in Winnipeg, Manitob...

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