Manitoba’s premier says he is open to returning U.S. booze to provincial shelves but wonders how reliable any deal will be with a president known for breaking his word. Wab Kinew made the comments on Winnipeg radio station 680 CJOB this morning as Canada and the United States work to finalize a new trade deal to ward off further punishing tariffs on Canadian goods. It reportedly includes a better deal on steel tariffs, which Kinew acknowledges would benefit Manitoba. But he says he would rather keep fighting to remove tariffs entirely than cut a bad deal. Kinew says Prime Minister Mark Carney is also asking premiers to return U.S. liquor to their shelves in return. He says if it goes back on Manitoba shelves, his government reserves the right to… <\/p>\n
Manitoba’s premier says he is open to returning U.S. booze to provincial shelves but wonders how reliable any deal will be with a president known for breaking his word. Wab Kinew made the comments on Winnipeg radio station 680 CJOB this morning as Canada and the United States work to finalize a new trade deal to ward off further punishing tariffs on Canadian goods. It reportedly includes a better deal on steel tariffs, which Kinew acknowledges would benefit Manitoba. But he says he would rather keep fighting to remove tariffs entirely than cut a bad deal. Kinew says Prime Minister Mark Carney is also asking premiers to return U.S. liquor to their shelves in return. He says if it goes back on Manitoba shelves, his government reserves the right to... <\/p>\n