LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky bourbon industry leaders are applauding the move by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to roll back several retaliatory tariffs imposed on the U.S. to zero.

But Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers' Association, stresses it's just a first step toward getting bourbon back on Canadian shelves.

"We're very pleased that leaders in Alberta and Saskatchewan have restored American alcohol, especially Kentucky bourbon, to the shelves, and now we're just hopeful that other provinces will follow suit," Gregory told WHAS11 in an interview. "Minister Carney's announcement is a really good first step because we've had a situation where we've had unbalanced trade."

Kentucky distilleries export bourbon to Canada more than any other single country, but over the

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