The provincial government is expanding its removal of U.S. alcohol from B.C. Liquor Store shelves to include wine, distilled products and beer, B.C. Premier David Eby says.

The move comes about a week after Eby first announced that "Red state" alcohol products would be removed from B.C. Liquor Store shelves. He made the announcement in a Victoria B.C. Liquor Store, with a sign for United States wine behind him. 

Eby said that in the last week, Canadians have seen a threat of additional tariffs on the dairy industry, an investigation into our lumber industry by U.S. President Donald Trump with the aim of adding even more tariffs.

"Now, the reaction of many British Columbians, myself included, is if the president is so interested in Canadian water, then we're going to help him out by letting him keep his watery beer."

Eby said the move to remove all U.S. alcohol products is for a couple of reasons. 

"One is to respond to the escalating threats that we're seeing from the United States. The other is to recognize the feeling that many British Columbians have now when we look at American products, we don't even want to see them on the shelf anymore. "

Asked why the provincial government didn't remove all U.S. alcohol in one move, Eby said it's "challenging to have conversations down the west coast of the United States, with leadership from Oregon, from Washington State, congress, people, governors and hear how on side they are" and what the Democrats are doing to advocate for Canada. 

"By focusing on Republicans, the goal was to send a message to Republicans to pressure the Republican president Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ and it worked. We saw the head of Jack Daniels say that what we are doing was worse than a tariff."

Eby said to see Trump "threaten to re-draw our border, to come after our water, to add even further punitive tariffs to our softwood lumber industry and dairy industries ... it's hard to see."

Eby said that in the coming days his government will be introducing legislation Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ first announced March 6 Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥“ to add tariffs for commercial transport trucks driving to Alaska or Washington State through B.C. He added B.C. will also be working with the federal government to support its continued tariff response against the U.S., and work with other premier across the country to remove internal trade barriers to better grow the economy. 

"We'll be accelerating projects here in B.C. to make sure we can stand on our own two feet and support families across the province whose jobs may be threatened by these actions of the American president."

The premier said B.C. has been "pretty focused on Alaska" given there's a Republican congresswoman that's a deciding vote on issues and a Republican governor is an associate of the president.