Sask. quietly ends its response to U.S. tariffs

Alexander Quon · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 11, 2025 7:31 PM EDT | Last Updated: 39 minutes ago

In March, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced his government's effect to U.S. tariffs. Three months later, those measures are ending.

The removal of the countermeasures was not announced to the public. It was only confirmed erstwhile media asked the provincial government.

Premier Scott Moe announced successful March that the state was prioritizing Canadian suppliers for goods and services procured by the Government of Saskatchewan and temporarily halting superior projects with the extremity of minimizing or eliminating American materials.

In a connection to CBC News connected Wednesday, the state confirmed it volition instrumentality to its modular procurement process.

The connection comes a conscionable time aft the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) confirmed it would resume the acquisition and organisation of American-made alcohol. In March, Moe directed the SLGA to halt purchasing US-produced alcohol. It aboriginal modified that policy for 54 brands that, portion American-owned, are produced successful Canada.

"This alteration was made to let Saskatchewan radical the enactment to take whether they privation to bargain these products oregon see alternatives," the connection said.

The federal government's 25-per-cent tariff connected U.S. intoxicant remains successful effect.

The provincial authorities said it volition proceed to promote enactment for Saskatchewan and Canadian products "whenever determination is an enactment to bash so." 

It's not wide if Saskatchewan's response to U.S. tariffs had immoderate existent effect connected provincial procurement.

Data provided by the authorities showed a that implicit the past 5 years, the state had awarded astir 90 per cent of each procurements to Saskatchewan companies and much than 99 per cent of procurements went to Canadian companies.

That did not halt the provincial Opposition from spending a ample information of the outpouring sitting criticizing contracts the authorities had with American companies oregon American suppliers.

None of the contracts flagged by the Saskatchewan NDP were cancelled.