Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Ontario Premier Doug Ford to reconsider his plan to remove Crown Royal from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) shelves, emphasizing the importance of a united “Team Canada” approach in the ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. Ford intends to follow through with this decision as Diageo shifts jobs to the U.S., prompting concerns over job losses in Manitoba. Kinew invited Ford to discuss the issue, asserting that retaliatory measures would not benefit Canadian workers. Union leaders echoed these sentiments, warning that such actions would harm workers rather than the intended targets.
