Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls
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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls
Description
May 17, 2025
The Ford government has paid the privately-owned Beer Store almost two-thirds of the $225 million it promised the company to reduce the layoffs from alcohol liberalization, new figures released along with the budget show. Isaac Callan digs into the numbers and looks at how the LCBO will also be squeezed.
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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls03:58 | May 17, 2025 -
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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls03:58 | May 17, 2025
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Ontario keeps paying Beer Store agreement as alcohol revenue falls
Description
May 17, 2025
The Ford government has paid the privately-owned Beer Store almost two-thirds of the $225 million it promised the company to reduce the layoffs from alcohol liberalization, new figures released along with the budget show. Isaac Callan digs into the numbers and looks at how the LCBO will also be squeezed.
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