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Government 'more committed than ever' to expand alcohol beverages sales despite LCBO workers' strike

OPSEU is urging the government to drop the plan to take the ready-to-drink beverages into the private market, saying the growing popularity of such drinks threatens their livelihood as a retail operation and puts $2.5 billion in revenue at risk.

Barbara Patrocinio
Barbara Patrocinio
Government 'more committed than ever' to expand alcohol beverages sales despite LCBO workers' strike

OPSEU president JP Hornick and Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie speaking at a LCBO workers' rally this Tuesday afternoon. (QP Briefing / Barbara Patrocinio)