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Ford's Crown Royal Ban Sparks Interprovincial Trade Tensions

1/16/2026

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to remove Crown Royal from Ontario liquor stores after Diageo announced it would close its Amherstburg bottling plant and shift operations to Quebec.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Ford to reconsider, citing a Team Canada approach amid United States tariffs and Gimli distillery jobs.
Ford says the move protects Ontario jobs; Kinew argues it harms national unity.
The dispute highlights tensions in Canadian interprovincial trade.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to remove Crown Royal from Ontario liquor stores after Diageo announced it would close its Amherstburg bottling plant and shift operations to Quebec.
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Ford to reconsider, citing a Team Canada approach amid United States tariffs and Gimli distillery jobs.
Ford says the move protects Ontario jobs; Kinew argues it harms national unity.
The dispute highlights tensions in Canadian interprovincial trade.