Call it voting with your liver. In the same way that you can lead a horse to water but canāt make it drink, putting U.S. alcohol back on Canadian shelves canāt make locals partake, writes the Globe and Mail’s Editorial Board.
For Canadians, the situation is straightforward. A recent Nanos poll found that 81 per cent had a negative view of the relationship with the U.S. The feeling appears to run deep.
Even a figure as lauded as Wayne Gretzky found out the hard way, publicly vilified for spending time with Mr. Trump and his statue in Edmonton smeared with feces. A popular graffito across Canada is a crossed-out U.S. flag with the slogan āthere is no enemy like a friend betrayed.ā
For U.S. alcohol producers, Mr. Trumpās actions are likely to cause a long and painful hangover.