President Donald Trump plans to impose a 50-percent tariff on Canadian alcohol, milk, auto parts, and other goods. The president announced the levies, which are set to begin on Aug. 19, in a number of proclamations on Monday after hinting at them during his primetime address to the nation last Thursday.
Trump issued the new tariffs “to offset Canadian discrimination” against the U.S. The 50-percent alcohol tax is in response to Canada’s current ban on U.S. booze, which multiple provinces enacted last March after Trump’s first round of retaliatory tariffs. The boycott saw American wine, beer, and spirits stripped from shelves across Canada and remains intact today in all provinces except Alberta and Saskatchewan, which ended the ban in June 2025.
