Canadian PM Mark Carney said the liquor ban can be lifted quickly if the U.S. ends tariffs on steel, autos, and lumber—a direct quid pro quo linking trade concessions to the alcohol boycott that Ontario imposed in March 2025. The ban targeted US alcohol imports in retaliation for Trump's tariffs which have damaged key Canadian industries. Carney recently secured a majority government and is now negotiating a new trade deal with the Trump administration, with talks expected to take longer than initially anticipated as Canada pushes for terms it considers mutually beneficial rather than US-dictated.