Predictably, Doug Ford has decided that the best way to deal with Trump’s decision to make Canadian products more expensive than they need to be for Americans is to deny Ontarians access to American liquor products completely. It’s none of the government’s business where you buy your liquor, but hey, in an “emergency” no measure is off the table.

American alcohol will disappear from liquor store shelves in Ontario and B.C. as the provinces add their own ammunition to a federal plan aimed at getting the U.S. to back down from tariffs.

Michelle Wasylyshen, president and CEO of Ontario Craft Wineries, said she saw Ford’s move as a particularly helpful way to ensure Canada’s retaliatory measures pack a punch.

The legally sanctioned obliteration of competitors might be viewed as helpful to a particular business, but it’s not so helpful to consumers who face vastly fewer choices.