Premier Doug Ford says U.S. alcohol will continue to be banned in Ontario “until they cut the tariffs or we make a deal with them.”

Ford made the comments at an unrelated press conference on Wednesday.

“It’s still going to be banned until they cut the tariffs or we make a deal with them. It’s not coming on our shelves,” Ford said, adding Ontario’s wine sales are up more then 67 per cent.

“If there’s a deal, another USMCA deal, which I don’t think is going to happen for the next few months, but you never know with President Trump, he could pull the carpet out from underneath us in a heartbeat like he has before,” Ford said. “Or they get rid of their tariffs and then we’ll bring the booze back into the LCBO. And if they don’t, then they’re aren’t getting any booze on ourselves.”

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