Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse newly announced tariffs affecting Canadian goods [1, 2].

The dispute highlights growing tension between Canadian provincial leadership and the U.S. administration over trade barriers that threaten local producers [1, 2].

Speaking from Winnipeg, Kinew said the tariffs harm Canadian producers [1, 2]. He said the U.S. administration should roll back these measures to stabilize trade relations between the two nations [1, 2].

Reports on the premier's specific demands vary across sources. One account states that Kinew simply wants the president to reverse the new tariffs [1]. However, another report indicates that Kinew has tied the return of U.S. liquor to Canadian shelves to two specific conditions [2].

According to that report, Kinew said U.S. liquor will remain unavailable until Washington removes all tariffs on Canadian goods, and releases all Jeffrey Epstein files [2].

The demand for the release of the Epstein files adds a non-trade element to the diplomatic friction, linking commercial policy to a high-profile legal and political matter in the U.S.

“Kinew called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse newly announced tariffs affecting Canadian goods.”

This situation represents an unconventional approach to trade diplomacy, where a provincial leader is leveraging consumer access to U.S. products and demanding the release of sensitive U.S. government documents as bargaining chips for tariff relief.