Crown Royal
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Behind the scenes of Diageo’s attempts to soften the blow of an Ontario plant closureThe night before it announced an Ontario bottling facility would close, representatives from Diageo got in touch with Doug Ford's office. At first, the conversation was cordial.PoliticsFeb 20
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Ford government would use LCBO ‘clout’ in future fights with companiesPremier Doug Ford backed down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23 million agreement with the company.CanadaFeb 16
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Ford backs down on Crown Royal ban after reaching agreement with DiageoThe government says the agreement with Diageo is worth $23 million, but it does not appear to directly save any Ontario jobs related to the whisky.PoliticsFeb 13
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Diageo confirms ‘ongoing discussions’ with Ford government to avert Crown Royal banFord threatened to remove the Canadian whisky from provincial liquor stores last summer after Diageo announced it would close a bottling plant in southwestern Ontario.PoliticsJan 30
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Poll shows broad, complicated support for banning Crown Royal in OntarioSixty-nine per cent of those surveyed agreed Ford should use his power over the LCBO to pressure companies to keep jobs in the province.PoliticsJan 28
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Kinew invokes Team Canada approach, asking Ford to stand down on Crown Royal boycottAfter finding out Diageo planned to close a bottling plant in southwestern Ontario, Ford emptied a bottle of the Canadian whisky onto the ground at an event over the summer.CanadaJan 23
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Ford says he is offering Diageo ‘olive branch’ on Crown Royal LCBO boycottOn Wednesday, Ford said he was offering the company Diageo an 'olive branch' to present the government with a plan to replace the 160 jobs in Amherstburg.PoliticsJan 22
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Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguidedQuebec's finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province's intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from liquor stores.CanadaJan 20
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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.PoliticsJan 13
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Third of Ontario’s Crown Royal workers have found new jobs as plant closure approachesInternational 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.PoliticsJan 8
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