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The U.S. Just Banned Canadian Beer, Wine and Whisky
As of 12:01 this morning, Canadian beer, wine and whisky are banned from the United States. Trump says Canada will be back within weeks to say sorry.
The reporting
Claim: At 12:01 a.m. EST on 29 September 2026, a U.S. ban on imports of Canadian beer, wine and spirits, motorcycles over 800cc and whey took effect (Section 338 proclamation, response to Canada's dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs). The day before, Trump called Canada "one of the worst countries in the entire world" and said that "over the next three or four weeks, they're going to come to us … sir, we are sorry." A Vancouver distiller told CBC that if the U.S. doesn't reopen "in the next three or four months," he'll move that sales channel elsewhere; an Ontario winery is already on trade missions to Japan and Singapore.
Facts
- Ban in force 12:01 a.m. EST 29 Sep: beer, wine, spirits (incl. whisky), motorcycles over 800cc, whey (White House proclamation; Forbes; RVIA; CBC).
- Canada: about $2 billion of spirits a year; $948.6 million exported to the U.S. (CBC graphic, Spirits Canada).
- Trump, White House event, 28 Sep (
TmNee1tFImc): 2129–2133 and 2266–2295 (one jump cut over a Lake Ontario aside). - Lester and Senchuk: CBC The National
s2KDiSUWgtI. - Ottawa has not announced new retaliation (CBC, 29 Sep).
Footage
Every clip in the reel, and where it came from.
- the line source
- "They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world." tier 1, White House `TmNee1tFImc` (28 Sep)
- "…over the next three or four weeks, they're going to come to us … we're going to get rid of all the tariffs. They're going to come in and they're going to say, sir, we are sorry." tier 1, White House `TmNee1tFImc`
- "If the US doesn't open for Canadian imports in the next three or four months, we'll move that sales channel somewhere else." tier 3, CBC The National `s2KDiSUWgtI`
- "We're doing trade missions to Japan and Singapore this year. So we're looking for other opportunities." tier 3, CBC `s2KDiSUWgtI`
References
- whitehouse.govexcluding certain canadian products from importation into the united states in response to
- forbes.comwhite house bans some canadian dairy and alcohol imports escalating trade war
- theglobeandmail.comarticle trump bans imports some canadian goods response countertariffs
- youtube.comsource footage
- youtube.comsource footage
Reporting drawn from The White House (proclamation; remarks · 28 Sep 2026) · CBC News The National · Forbes · The Globe and Mail · REQUIRED
What the reel says
Narration as scripted and voiced.
As of this morning, Canadian beer, wine, and whiskey are banned from the United States. The order took effect at one minute past midnight.
They have been one of the worst countries in the entire world.
It also blocks motorcycles and whey. Canada makes about $2 billion of spirits a year, and nearly half of it was sold in the United States. Trump says Canada will fold.
I think what's going to happen is over the next three or four weeks, they're going to come to us and they're going to say, we're going to get rid of all the tariffs. They're going to come in and they're going to say, sir, we are sorry.
If the US doesn't open for Canadian imports in the next three or four months, we'll move that sales channel somewhere else.
We're doing trade missions to Japan and Singapore this year. So we're looking for other opportunities.
Until one side blinks, the border stays shut to those bottles.
