Crown Royal

• Manitoba premier calls on ‘my buddy Doug’ to keep Crown Royal on LCBO shelves

  'You are going hurt Canadian jobs, you are going to hurt Manitoba jobs if you follow through with this,' Kinew told Ford during multiple phone calls in January.

  Politics

  Jan 13
  
• Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approaches

  International alcohol-maker Diageo announced its plan to shut down its Ontario Crown Royal facility last year and negotiated a closure agreement with members of the local union.

  Politics

  Jan 8
  
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• Ford accused of ‘weaponizing’ LCBO with plan to remove Crown Royal

  Doug Ford confirmed he would pull the Canadian whiskey from the shelves of the province's alcohol stores next month to punish international drinks conglomerate Diageo.

  Canada

  Jan 7
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• ‘Stock up’: Ford confirms he will remove Crown Royal from LCBO next month

  The premier has repeated the threat for months, saying he will use the province's monopoly on alcohol sales to punish international drinks manufacturer Diageo.

  Canada

  Jan 5
• Crown Royal maker would ‘engage’ in talks for takeover of Ontario plant

  The company behind Crown Royal says it would “engage” in talks for a takeover of its soon-to-be shuttered Ontario plant that’s irritated Premier Doug Ford.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2025
• ‘Very real hope’ Ontario Crown Royal jobs can be saved, mayor says

  The mayor of an Ontario town at the centre of Premier Doug Ford’s spat with alcohol maker Diageo says there is 'very real hope' jobs in his community can be saved.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2025
• Ford warns Crown Royal maker will ‘pay dearly’ for plant closure

  The premier's office couldn't say if Doug Ford was threatening to remove all of the company's products, which include Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray, from the LCBO.

  Canada

  Sep 6, 2025
• Canada-U.S. trade minister ‘enjoyed watching’ Ford dump Crown Royal in protest

  Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ontario Premier Doug Ford was 'standing up for workers,' after Ford dumped a bottle of Crown Royal whisky in protest.

  Canada

  Sep 4, 2025
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• Crown Royal bottling plant ‘caught in the crosshairs’ of parent company’s struggles

  The looming closure of an Ontario plant that bottles Crown Royal sparked political blowback this week.

  Politics

  Sep 4, 2025
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• Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now

  On Tuesday, Ford ended a news conference by pouring out a bottle of the Canadian whisky, after its parent company, Diageo, announced it would shutter a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2025