Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe Snubs Mark Carney’s “Elbow Up” Scam by Quietly Ended All U.S. Tariff Countermeasures… Go Elbow Yourself?

Premier Scott Moe

Saskatchewan quietly ends its response to U.S. tariffs

Policy shifts not announced to the public, only confirmed once media asked

Let’s getb real, Saskatchewan’s folks gotta eat, we’re starving.

We aren’t gonna fool around with Mark’s Carney’s Woke “Elbows Up” Idea… Woke Carney may elbow up all he wants, we gotta put bread and butter on the table. We pass.

Go Elbow Yourself?

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Saskatchewan government rolls back all U.S. tariff countermeasures

The province “will be returning to its standard procurement processes and documentation. This change was made to allow Saskatchewan people the option to choose where they want to buy these products or consider alternatives.”

The Government of Saskatchewan is ending all of its policies implemented to counter tariffs placed on Canadian goods by the United States.

The province “will be returning to its standard procurement processes and documentation,” the government confirmed in an email to the Regina Leader-Post on Tuesday.“This change was made to allow Saskatchewan people the option to choose where they want to buy these products or consider alternatives.”

Lifting the measures now “will reduce administrative burden and will have a positive affect on industry associations and construction suppliers,” the government said in a follow-up statement on Wednesday.

The province did not say it planned to otherwise communicate the policy change with the public, but noted that it did notify alcohol retailers and others involved with procurement.

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‘Extraordinary measures’

The trade war started on March 4, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and a 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy.

On March 5, when Saskatchewan introduced countermeasures, Premier Scott Moe said in a news release that the “extraordinary measures are a direct response to President Trump’s unjustified tariffs,” which he referred to as “a direct attack on the Canadian economy.

“This decision was not made lightly, but the Government of Saskatchewan has always and will always stand up for Saskatchewan’s interests and protect our jobs, our economy and our residents.”

In particular, the countermeasures included a directive that all goods and services procured by the province favour Canadian companies while putting a halt to purchasing and distribution of U.S alcohol.

Later, the government made an exemption for 54 U.S. alcohol brands that were made in Canada.

Miller Lite and Genuine Miller Draft are included in a list of U.S.-branded beers that can be sold in Saskatchewan despite the ongoing trade war.

The following 54 U.S. brands were on the SLGA’s original list of banned products:

Arizona Hard Iced Tea, Blue Moon, Bud Light, Bud Light Chelada, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Seltzer, Budweiser, Budweiser Non-Alc, Busch, Busch Ice, Busch Light, Coors Edge, Coors Light, Coors Organic, Coors Original, Coors Seltzer, Coors Slice, Cutwater, Fat Tire, Goose Island, Happy Dad Hard Seltzer, High Noon, Jack Daniel’s Punch, Keystone Light, Kirkland Liqueur, Kirkland Spirits, Kirkland Wine, Lake Life Vodka Soda, Lone River Hard Seltzer, Michelob Ultra, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life, Miller Lite, Mott’s Clamato, Natty Light, Old Milwaukee, Olympia, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst Hard Iced Tea, Rainier, Rockstar & Vodka, Rolling Rock, Shock Top, Simply Hard Seltzer, Simply Spiked Lemonade, Snapple, Southern Comfort, Tallgrass, Truly Hard Seltzer, Truly Iced Tea, Twisted Shotz, Twisted Tea, Vizzy and White Claw.

Fast forward three months, the U.S. tariffs persist. On June 6, the U.S. doubled tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel to 50 per cent.

Opposition Leader Carla Beck criticized the timing of the province’s policy reversal.

“Instead of standing up to Trump and protecting our workers, Scott Moe and the Sask. Party sold them out. This is a betrayal of Canadian workers, especially our steelworkers,” she said Monday while specifically addressing the resumption of U.S. alcohol procurement.

Asked about the timing of the decision, the government said its “goal has always been to get back to a free and fair trade environment and we have now seen the federal government lift nearly all retaliatory measures. As well, we have seen other provinces lift measures.”

Meanwhile, Nova Scotia and Ontario have decided against resuming the purchase and distribution of U.S. alcohol.