California Democrat calls for Canada to end U.S. alcohol restrictions

A Democrat Senator from California says he wrote a letter to Premier Christine Fréchette asking Quebec to lift restrictions on the importation and sale of American wine.

Adam Schiff referred to the letter, sent in June, in a post on social media Thursday where he said Canada’s boycott of California wine is causing devastating harm to winegrowers.

Schiff says California doesn’t agree with U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff wars.

Some provincial liquor boards stopped purchasing American alcohol last year in response to Trump’s tariffs and threats of annexation.

While Saskatchewan and Alberta have returned American booze to the shelves, major purchasing provinces like Ontario and Quebec have not resumed stocking U.S. alcohol.

It has become a pressure point among both political parties in the United States, with a Republican congresswoman for New York introducing legislation to investigate the booze bans earlier this week.

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press