Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves
Opposition calls for retaliatory tariffs amid escalating trade dispute with the United States.
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at the 150th Commemoration marking the signing of Treaty 6 at Fort Carlton Provincial Historical Park, in Duck Lake, Sask., Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Matt Smith
Photograph: Castanet (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP wants Premier Scott Moe to remove U.S. liquor from store shelves.
- The NDP stated this action would support Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise of retaliatory tariffs.
- The U.S. has imposed 50 per cent tariffs on approximately US$20 billion in Canadian goods, including honey and hockey sticks.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to enact retaliatory tariffs beginning September 8.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 1 of the 7 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
20/100
7 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP has called on Premier Scott Moe to remove U.S. liquor from store shelves. The party stated that this action would align with Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment to implement retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. trade actions. The U.S. recently imposed 50 per cent tariffs on about US$20 billion of Canadian goods, including items such as honey, hockey sticks, and flower bulbs. Prime Minister Carney has stated these retaliatory tariffs will take effect on September 8.
Divergent approaches to trade dispute
While the Saskatchewan NDP advocates for removing U.S. liquor, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated her government is prioritising diplomacy and will not alter the province's alcohol sales policy. Smith noted that Alberta has minimal exposure to American tariffs, affecting only three per cent of its exports. She expressed trust in Albertans to make their own purchasing decisions. A customer at Calgary's Willow Park Wines and Spirits, Jim Campbell, expressed support for removing U.S. alcohol from Canadian shelves, stating that Canada should retaliate as strongly as the U.S. has.
What the coverage left out
None of the left- or centre-rated reports mention the specific dollar amount of U.S. liquor sold in Saskatchewan or the potential economic impact of removing it from shelves. The reports also do not detail the specific U.S. goods targeted by the 50 per cent tariffs beyond examples like honey, hockey sticks, and flower bulbs.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 24 Aug 2026, 23:15, and will add the sides that appear.
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Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
4 rated outlets
- Reports from left-rated outlets focused on the Saskatchewan NDP's call for Premier Scott Moe to remove U.S. liquor from store shelves. The NDP's statement that it is time for Moe to support Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise of retaliatory tariffs was a key point. The NDP leader, Carla Beck, was quoted in full reports from Castanet and Global News, stating, “This is the time to fight back, starting with immediately removing American alcohol from Saskatchewan shelves.” She also described Moe's previous decision to re-shelve U.S. alcohol as "both a mistake and act of cowardice" and claimed he has "caved into Trump's demands." The reports also mentioned that Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has directed his government not to order U.S. liquor for over a year.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Centre-rated outlets highlighted the Saskatchewan Opposition NDP's demand that Premier Scott Moe remove U.S. liquor from store shelves. These reports noted the NDP's assertion that this action would support Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise of retaliatory tariffs. The context of the escalating trade war, including the U.S. imposing 50 per cent tariffs on approximately US$20 billion in Canadian goods, was also included. The reports mentioned Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's stance on focusing on diplomacy and not changing the province's liquor policy.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 67% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 7. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves biased?
- Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves is one event reported by 7 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Saskatchewan NDP asks Premier Moe to remove US liquor from shelves?
- 7 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the Saskatchewan Opposition NDP asking Premier Scott Moe to do?
- The Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe to remove U.S. liquor from store shelves in Saskatchewan. They believe this action would be a way to retaliate against U.S. tariffs and support Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise of reciprocal measures.
- What prompted the call to remove U.S. liquor?
- The call comes in response to the U.S. imposing 50 per cent tariffs on approximately US$20 billion in Canadian goods. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced plans for retaliatory tariffs to begin on September 8.
- What is Alberta's stance on the trade dispute?
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated her government is focusing on diplomacy and will not change the province's policy on selling U.S. alcohol. She believes in consumer choice and trusts Albertans to make their own decisions.
Read it at the source
7 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
4- Opposition urges Premier Moe pull U.S. booze as cross-border tariff war spirals (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Opposition urges Premier Moe pull U.S. booze as cross-border tariff war spirals (opens The Toronto Star in a new tab)
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- Opposition urges Saskatchewan premier pull U.S. booze as tariff war spirals (opens Global News in a new tab)
Global News — is Global News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Opposition urges Premier Moe pull U.S. booze as cross-border tariff war spirals (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
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Centre
2- Opposition urges Premier Moe pull U.S. booze as cross-border tariff war spirals (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- Opposition urges Premier Moe pull U.S. booze as cross-border tariff war spirals (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
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