Canadians Back US Booze Boycott as Distillers Feel the Pain

The Trump administration is putting pressure on Canada to end a boycott of US-made alcohol that’s hurting distillers. Most Canadians want their governments to hold firm.

Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Quebec, pulled US wine and spirits from stores after President Donald Trump started a trade war last year, costing American booze-makers millions of dollars in sales.

Almost three-quarters of Canadians still support that initiative, while 20% think it’s time for provinces to resume selling American alcohol, according to a late December poll by Nanos Research Group for Bloomberg News.

The hard line against US products is one of ...