Manitoba Progressive Conservative MLA Derek Johnson represents the riding of Interlake—Gimli, where global liquor colossus Diageo makes Crown Royal whisky from the finest grains of the Canadian Prairies. In a quintessential piece of utter Ford-brand nonsense, he then advised Ontarians to “stock up” on Crown Royal — the Canadian whisky we should, in his mind, be boycotting. Also, banishing Crown Royal isn’t in Ontario’s interests. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementFord’s “Buy Canadian” shtick always meant “Buy Ontarian.” But these filthy American trains satisfy neither criteria whatsoever. If that train was a bottle of whisky, Ford would have poured it out on the sidewalk and expected applause for doing so.

Source: National Post January 10, 2026 18:21 UTC