A British-owned, Canadian-made whiskey is at the centre of a spat between two provinces that is testing a unified "Team Canada" approach in the face of US tariffs.
It started after the whiskey maker, Diageo, said it will shut down a bottling plant in Ontario to move it closer to US consumers.
Soon after, Ontario Premier Doug Ford angrily poured out a bottle of Crown Royal in front of reporters, and now says the product will be removed from provincial liquor stores. This has alarmed neighbouring Manitoba, where a Crown Royal distillery is a key employer in the small town of Gimli.
In a symbolic visit to the Gimli distillery on Tuesday, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew urged Ford to "do a 180".
"We understand, Doug, that you get fired up and say things in public," Kinew said. "But we also understand that you do the right thing when you have a chance to reconsider".
