People walk past a Toronto LCBO location on July 4, 2024.
The Ontario government rolled out an online tool Monday to help consumers find outlets to buy beer, wine, cider and spirits, while some 9,000 LCBO workers remain off the job in a strike that shows no signs of ending.The Ontario government rolled out an online tool Monday to help consumers find outlets to buy beer, wine, cider and spirits, while some 9,000 LCBO workers remain off the job in a strike that shows no signs of ending.
The planned introduction of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages into more retail locations was a main sticking point in contract negotiations between the union representing LCBO workers and their employer, which broke down last week.
But the province has shown no signs of backing away from its plan, with Ford, his cabinet ministers and various Progressive Conservative MPPs taking to social media over the weekend to tout the impending expansion of alcohol sales.
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