Doug Ford’s Crown Royal Meltdown: Boycotting Canada’s Whisky is Pure Stupidity

In this heated episode of The Political Orphans (September 2, 2025), we break down Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s dramatic stunt of pouring out a bottle of Crown Royal to protest Diageo’s closure of its Amherstburg, Ontario, bottling plant. Despite Crown Royal being proudly distilled in Gimli, Manitoba, and still bottled in Canada for the Canadian market, Ford called for a boycott, slamming Diageo as “dumb as a bag of hammers.” We dive into why this move backfired, ignoring the real reasons behind the plant’s closure—like trade disputes and regulatory challenges—and how it hurts Canadian workers and Ontario’s business reputation. Subscribe for more unfiltered takes on Canadian politics!