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Shelves that held bottles of Kentucky bourbon, Jack Daniels whiskey and Bacardi rum are sitting empty at government-run liquor stores in B.C. Sunday – where bottles of booze have been replaced with signs saying, ‘Buy Canadian Instead.’

The move follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods.

Premier David Eby, in response, pledged to pull American liquor off the shelves and said provincial stores will stop purchasing it. The premiers of Ontario and Quebec have done the same.

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[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 69 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good. Pull everything American

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Meet me behind the dumpster in 15 and I'll give you a pull.

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well that escalated quickly

[–] neatobuilds@lemmy.today 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It de-escalated in a few seconds as well

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 9 points 1 year ago

How dare you. My record is 3 minutes and 12 seconds!

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're talking about my car that won't start. Right...?

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm gonna start the fuck out of your car

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I didn't forget about you, what is your car wearing?

[–] mitchty@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Well now this sweetens the pot. Can we get a side order of maple syrup?

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd offer to pull you, but I don't know you like that

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 1 year ago

Thanks. Just the thought is very considerate!

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 year ago

Can confirm a bunch of stuff's been pulled. So far it's just a few brands though. That's Maker's on the bottom, so Kentucky bourbon as a category hasn't been pulled (yet?).

Asked them how people have reacted and they said they'd thought many would be really pissed but the reaction's been nearly universal support.

[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Would love to see the same from the Albertan government, but I'm sure Smith is on her knees with her mouth agape for that slimy orange load.

[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're not wrong, but I could have happily lived never reading those words in that order. Pretty sure I took at least 10 points of psychic damage.

[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you should roll again.

And then add it.

[–] Butterbee@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

A few other word choices and it might have been a power word kill instead

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Fucking Smith looks so goddamn spineless. Everyone else is standing proud while Smith "please no more? What can I do for you?"

[–] psvrh@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Most other premiers aren't held bankrupt by UCP crazies who'll force a leadership review if they don't toe the fascist line.

Smith, on the other hand, owes her whole career to appeasing right-wing nutjobs.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

"Ready to Zuck"

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The Jack Daniels and Bacardi really aren't a loss to anyone. You are all better off without them.

Kentucky Burbon though:

[–] neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Holy shit it’s gonna be like traveling with blue jeans in the 80s all over again. Isolationism sucks :(

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Is there any ill that fireball can't cure?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think it causes more ills than it could ever cure.

[–] Lauchs@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Ahaha, my thoughts exactly. One of the best parts about Biden winning, for me at least, was ending my embargo of bourbon.

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://wholesale.bcldb.com/news/response-us-tariffs

In summary, top brands from red states are not only being pulled from shelves, but orders by hospitality and independent vendors are on hold.

Other brands from red states are not being imported, it's while current stockpiles last.

[–] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is that US made swill back on the shelf? The Orange Turd decided to postpone the tariffs for 30 days.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Tomorrow it will be. I still won't be buying it.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Sybilvane@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

It may have started in Cuba but it isn't anymore.