Premier Ford will pay Molson Coors and Anheuser Busch MILLIONS to break a 10 year contract 16 months early in order to speed up 24/7 alcohol access in #Ontario gas stations & corner stores.
Many people think that the Beer Store is owned by the province of Ontario, but in fact it’s owned by a consortium of brewers.
🙄 #DougFord is paying this consortium $600 million of our tax dollars to cancel the existing contract prematurely so you can buy #beer anywhere.
@OntarioWasteWater_GTA The Premier only announced part of the deal.
“Taxpayers could be forking over more than $600M to The Beer Store under the terms Premier Doug Ford unveiled today — the announced $225M plus an additional $375M in fees the LCBO will have to rebate the brewers.” -Robert Benzie, Toronto Star 4/24
https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/doug-ford-says-beer-and-wine-are-coming-to-ontario-corner-stores/article_75bed45a-19c4-11ef-8ad5-37ad74b33837.html