Overview

• Sutherland announced Red Bank Whisky’s expansion into Quebec during a visit to Montreal.
• Canada removed a 25% retaliation tariff on many U.S. goods this week following recognition of the Canada–U.S.–Mexico Agreement.
• Ottawa is keeping counter-tariffs on American steel, aluminum and automobiles as U.S. levies on those sectors continue.
• Many provincial liquor commissions still restrict U.S. alcohols, and Spirits Canada reports a 66% drop in American spirits sales in March–April.
• Sutherland called for relations to “go back to normal,” saying Canada and the United States should be friends again.