SAQ may ban Russian products
François Legault is considering having the SAQ boycott products from Russia, but only ten vodkas and one beer are listed. I was surprised to learn that Stolichnaya and Moskovskaya come from Latvia, not the Russian Federation.
It would be a gesture, but gestures can be powerful. The LCBO is already doing it.
There are only two Ukrainian products at the SAQ, two vodkas, and one is out of stock.
Update: SAQ is now under orders to remove Russian products. Sunday night, only two Russian products remain at the SAQ link above, and neither is available.
Blork 17:59 on 2022-02-25 Permalink
Unfortunately, public opinion counts for nothing in Russia. This would only make a difference if Putin owned those distilleries, and even then it would only matter if it represented a large part of his income and the Quebec boycott represented a significant loss of that income.
IOW, hurting Russia doesn’t do much. You need to hurt Putin personally.