Ontario threatens US booze ban over tariffs [Video]

Kentucky bourbon, Tennessee whiskey, and a range of other American-made booze will vanish from LCBO stores if President Donald Trump imposes a blanket tariff on Canadian goods, Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatened Monday.“I’ve sent a direction to the LCBO, if these tariffs come, to clear off every bit of U.S. alcohol off the shelves,” Ford said, noting that the Crown corporation is the largest alcohol purchaser in the world.“They will feel the pain. I will make sure I communicate this to our other premiers that they should be following suit.”Trump retook the Oval Office on Monday afternoon and has long threatened to introduce a 25% tariff on all Canadian and Mexican imports, unless both countries secure their borders against illegal migrants and drugs, on the first day of his administration.However, reports from The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, citing White House sources, suggest that the incoming commander-in-chief …