Updated
Updated · Nanos Research · Aug 18
75% of Canadians Back Keeping U.S. Liquor Out of Provincial Stores
Updated
Updated · Nanos Research · Aug 18

75% of Canadians Back Keeping U.S. Liquor Out of Provincial Stores

3 articles · Updated · Nanos Research · Aug 18

Summary

  • Three in four Canadians say provincial governments should keep U.S. liquor off shelves in government-owned stores, while 18% want it returned, according to a new Nanos survey.
  • The poll of 1,104 adults was conducted July 28-30 using telephone and online random sampling, with results weighted by age and gender and a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
  • The findings give provincial governments public backing as they weigh whether to maintain or reverse restrictions on U.S. alcohol sales in state-run retail channels.

Insights

Will Canada's stubborn refusal to restock U.S. alcohol permanently reshape consumer tastes, or is this just a temporary standoff over tariffs?
As 75% of Canadians boycott American spirits, are clever U.S. distillers finding a hidden backdoor into the market through local bottling partnerships?
With $96 million in banned U.S. liquor sitting in Canadian warehouses, could liquidating this stockpile secretly ease mounting cross-border trade tensions?