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Ontario will soon have more options on where they can purchase alcohol

Ontario will soon have more options on where they can purchase alcohol

10/3: Canada Covered

December 15, 202319m 22s

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Show Notes

Beer and wine drinkers in Ontario will see more buying options in the coming years, as the province moves to allow sales in corner stores and all grocery stores.

Premier Doug Ford, following through on a campaign promise from 2018, made the announcement this week, suggesting it will give consumers more choice and "start treating people like adults."

Toronto Sun columnist Brian Lilley joins the show to discuss why the government is making the changes now, when they’ll take effect, and where this puts Ontario compared to other provinces’ liquor sales laws.

Background reading: LILLEY: Here's what's good about Doug Ford's booze sale changes

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