Only half? C’mon, Canada, you can do better than that.
Here is the breakdown:
A recent survey of 191 respondents reveals that more than half (53.1%) have changed their alcohol consumption habits since the tariffs were introduced. Of those, 35.1% say they’re now only buying Canadian products, while 12% report drinking less overall. Another 18.3% have doubled down on imports, buying more international options outside the U.S.
But not everyone is convinced that buying Canadian will make a difference. Turns out just under one in five survey respondents (17.3%) admitted they haven’t changed their habits and approximately the same proportion report not drinking alcohol at all.
So the headline is potentially misleading. I also don’t love the survey options, and it’s a pretty small sample size
thanks for posting the actual info from the article. For clarity the question was:
Have you changed your alcohol-buying habits since the tariffs came into effect?
I am amused by “I’ve been drinking less” because it is not at all mutually exclusive with the 2 “Yes” answer. And some scenarios are not even possible
- I’m drinking less + haven’t changed what I am drinking
- I have been buying more American products + any of the Yes or No answers
I also highly doubt 12% of people are drinking less. I wonder what the baseline self reported rate of “drinking less” is at any given time. I imagine there is seasonal variation.
I’ve been drinking more since the tangerine turd got into the White House.
Sounds like 17.3% are traitorous dogs
Despite these options not being mutually exclusive, I think I would be in the 17.2%. I’m not buying US booze now, but I wasn’t buying it before either.
Mostly this survey is pretty bad, and I don’t think we can make any good conclusions from the results.
Shit, you’re right. I’d also fall under that category.
I haven’t changed my habits. Since I’ve not had big label beer much to begin with, and American mass-produced beer tastes like shit anyway. I haven’t had American craft beer only because I’m not over there to get it.
Especially when we have a lot of good booze locally made already. No matter your style. Whisky, wine, beer, coolers, we have very good stuff in all categories.
Surely Canada lacks the climate for growing good wine grapes?
I’m not a big wine drinker (I’m more into whisky and beer) but Niagara has some good wines I’ve found. I don’t know what the specific notes are or anything like that but I’ve had a lot of good wine from Niagara and I have family who are big wine lovers and they all say Niagara is good for wine.
There are smalk towns that often don’t have any alternatives than the big American brands.
But that demographic can’t make up 47% of consumers, surely.
It’s actually only 17%, and even that was “I haven’t changed my habits”, which could be someone that was buying Canadian already.
The 53% was people who changed habits and are buying more Canadian/ international. The rest includes no change, drinking less, and people who don’t drink.
That’s what I love about having the state run alcohol stores in Sweden. The fascist-“conservatives” complain about it to no end, but it means no matter what remote bush you live in, you have access to the same range of alcohol as city folks. And if your local store don’t have it in stock, they’ll order it for you at no additional fee. Now that home delivery is more of a thing it’s even easier.
Let’s just hope the right isn’t able to destroy it in the name of “choice and freedom (freedom to exploit)” before we manage to get social democrats back in power.
We have the same here in Québec. But in remote village with only one general grocery store, they often have only a small section that carry shit like Smirnoff, Jack Daniel’s, Tanqueray, and Havana Club. And some big commercial brewery beers.
I hope 47% aren’t drinking then!
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Only 53%? Weak and pathetic, like your MAGA Canadians.
You do realize the American government threatened to take over your country TWICE in three months? You do know the American government told you to go fuck yourself when you tried to tax American tech companies?
You know we put more than one Canadian in a concentration camp?
53%. Pssh.
Bump it to 99%. Americans deserve it.
According to this CBC article:
Global Affairs Canada said it’s aware of roughly 55 Canadians in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, though it said that the numbers can fluctuate.
Fifty five kidnapped Canadians that they’re aware of.
Close to half your country still supports the moron in chief. Fix your own yard before worrying about mine, thanks.
Why you gonna do something about it or just be Canadian polite?
Why don’t you come down here and do it, eh?
We’ll pincer attack.
Come find out how polite Canada is when you step on our toes and try to take over the country. They invented international laws because of how ruthless we are when pressed.
But…who was drinking American booze to begin with?
I’m guilty of a High Noon here and there.
I’ll just crush sours instead. And let’s keep this shit realistic, I’ll struggle to finish a 12 pack between here and Christmas. >50% of this households alcohol purchases end up pouring down the drain half a decade+ later
A lot of California wine, probably a lot of non-rye whiskey
California wine
Yikes
non-rye whiskey
Yikes
NotmyCanada
Before the dumbest trade war in history, why not?
Good wine comes from France/Italy, you can get some cheap stuff locally
American whiskey just tastes terrible, bourbon will show you why they all have diabetes
Also, Canadians just hate anything American, that’s why Christianity and Football (that kind) were only for gay people before, now I’m sure kids have some other derogatory term for people that follow those things. A lot of words to say ordering American whiskey is a good way to start a bar fight
Okanagan wine is pretty awsome. Nappa Valley tastes like dusty old couch leather
US booze? Bah. I’m here skipping US cauliflower.
I have skipped all the U.S. booze. So 100% from me fam.
I have half a bottle of Southern Comfort, the only American booze I’ve bought in a long time. For reference, this was bought before Trump was elected. I may have to find an alternative.
Hasn’t the LCBO made an organizational decision to boycott US products?
That’s not a consumer-level decision and I imagine accounts for a lot of it (assuming the self report is accurate).
I am sure the 47% are from Saskatchewan and Alberta. Moe and Smith have said fuck it we will sell US booze.
We’ve got some good stuff up here, I’m not surprised.
I do.
Did before coincidentally too, but now it’s on purpose
Weirdly, because Molson bought Coors, even some of the large American beer brands are Canadian, after a fashion.
I’m the beer guy for the hockey team. When I’m buying beer for the hockey team (in MB), I sale hunt, and it doesn’t need to be good. Sometimes it is Coors Light (made in Canada, owned by Canadian-headquartered firm, but US brand). Sometimes it is Labatt. Occasionally Moosehead or Sleeman 2.0. Whatever is on sale. Target price is about $1.60 per can and I can usually get close.
When buying for myself for pleasure, it is inevitably something actually Canadian, and often local. I’m a sucker for the Moosehead Radler. Or Trans Canada Brewing Bluebeary. But occasionally we buy Corona or 1664, sometimes in their non-alcoholic forms. No US brands in sight.
There are so many good options for just about anything you desire, but I feel for the bourbon connoisseurs.
