Mark Warner Was Interviewed by Bloomberg About Canadian Provincial Bans on the Sale of U.S. Alcohol as Retaliation for Tariffs on Certain Canadian Exports to the U.S.

Mark Warner was featured by Bloomberg about the bans on sale of U.S. wines and spirits and other alcoholic beverages in Canadian provincial liquor monopolies as retaliation for President Trump’s tariffs on certain Canadian exports and the impact on the USMCA / CUSMA renewal negotiations. (July 21, 2026) Mr. Warner is a Canadian and U.S. lawyer who has practiced in Toronto, Washington, New York and Brussels and has advised governments on trade policy and trade negotiations. Mark also previously worked on trade and competition issues as counsel in the OECD Trade Directorate where he participated in the negotiations of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment and represented the OECD at meetings of the WTO Working Group on Trade and Competition Policy and the Working Group on Trade and Investment.

As Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade, Mark led Ontario’s legal team for trade negotiations (including the U.S. Agreement on Government Procurement), advised on trade disputes (including the Green Energy Act and softwood lumber) and various NAFTA Chapter 11 investor-state arbitration matters. He also led the Ontario’s legal team for the insolvency / restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler, and various grant and loan agreements to leading automotive and automotive parts companies, including to electric car battery manufacturer, Electrovaya and a Better Place demonstration centre and electric vehicle charging station network, and more recently has assisted with an electrical vehicle battery manufacturing contractual dispute.

Mark is also a former Acting Legal Director of the Ontario Ministry of Consumer Services which provided oversight to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) and the Vintners Quality Alliance Ontario (VQA) and as MEDT Legal Director led Ontario’s legal team for the CETA negotiations, including with respect to trade in alcoholic beverages and Monopolies and State Enterprises. As Legal Director for the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation, Mr. Warner led Ontario’s legal team in creating the $250 million Ontario Emerging Technologies Fund, the $205 million Ontario Venture Capital Fund.