Smaller independent Canadian alcohol producers say more needs to be done to make it easier to sell their products in other provinces and territories as the trade war stretches on.

A new report from the Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses says despite efforts by the federal government to smooth out interprovincial trade barriers, smaller producers are still having a tougher time filling shelves in other markets compared to bigger Canadian and international companies.

“The ongoing tariff dispute between Canada and the United States further underscores the need to strengthen Canada’s domestic markets,” said the CFIB in its report.

“When American liquor products were pulled from stores’ shelves across Canada as a response to U.S. tariffs, it opened shelf space that could and sho

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