NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary is calling on the provincial government to follow in the footsteps of other jurisdictions and sell off its U.S. alcohol stock and donate the profits to charities and not-for-profits.

American products were taken off the shelves earlier this year as the trade war with the United States started to ramp up.

O’Leary says Manitoba and Nova Scotia have already made the decision to sell off their inventory, noting that an estimated $3.2-million could be raised by selling the product and that government here should “do the right thing” and follow in their footsteps.