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CTV News
10-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Sask. liquor regulator to resume purchase, distribution of U.S. produced alcohol
Bottles of Bourbon whiskey made in the United States are shown on display at a liquor store in Niles, Ill., Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) has confirmed it will resume the purchase and distribution of all U.S. produced alcohol. The provincial Crown says the move will allow it to sell the approximately $3.6 million worth of U.S. products in its distribution centre and resume orders to bring in new stock. 'This change gives Saskatchewan people the option to choose whether they want to buy these products or consider alternatives,' the SLGA said in a statement on Tuesday. 'We encourage supporting Saskatchewan and Canadian products whenever there is an option to do so.' The Crown noted that the federal 25 per cent tariff on U.S. alcohol remains in place. The decision comes after the province announced on March 5 that it would stop purchasing 54 American-branded products as a way to hit back against U.S. tariffs on Canadian energy and goods. Following intense criticism from organizations such as Beer Canada, the province reversed its decision on March 24.
National Post
10-06-2025
- Business
- National Post
Purchase and sale of all U.S.-produced alcohol resumes in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) is set to resume the purchase of U.S.-made alcohol, walking back one of the province's tariff countermeasures announced earlier this spring. Article content In an email leaked to the Leader-Post, SLGA staff were informed on Monday afternoon that the Crown would resume the purchase and distribution of U.S.-produced alcohol, removing one of the province's planks in its response to the trade war with the United States. Article content Article content Article content The trade war started when U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and 10 per cent on Canadian energy, which came into effect on March 4. Article content Article content On March 5, Premier Scott Moe unveiled Saskatchewan's response, which included direction to the SLGA 'to stop purchasing U.S.-produced alcohol.' The government amended that direction on March 24, providing an exemption for some 54 American brands that were at least partially made in Canada. Article content In an emailed response provided to the Leader-Post on Monday, SLGA spokesperson David Morris said the change will allow the Crown to sell off current inventories of U.S.-produced alcohol that were already paid and resume the purchase of new stock. Article content 'This change gives Saskatchewan people the option to choose whether they want to buy these products or consider alternatives,' stated Morris, adding the SLGA encourages people to buy Saskatchewan and Canadian products. Article content 'The Federal Government's 25 per cent tariff on U.S. alcohol remains in place, and this added cost is expected to be a significant factor.' Article content Article content This move comes a few days after Alberta made the same move, reversing a similar policy that was also in place as a response to U.S. tariffs. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content On June 6, the U.S. further raised tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum from 25 per cent to 50 per cent. Article content 'Just days ago, Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Saskatchewan steel,' Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck said in an emailed statement criticizing the move to resume the purchase of U.S.-produced alcohol. Article content 'Instead of standing up to Trump and protecting our workers, Scott Moe and the Sask. Party sold them out,' she said. 'This is a betrayal of Canadian workers, especially our steelworkers.' Article content
