👉Ontario Premier Doug Ford expressed confidence in the ability of convenience stores near schools to responsibly sell alcohol as the province expands alcohol sales to over 4,000 stores on September 5. This comes despite concerns from the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) about increased student access to alcohol. Ford compared the situation to the sale of tobacco and lottery tickets, emphasizing that stores have managed those responsibly. He also defended the move by contrasting it with the closure of supervised consumption sites near schools, stating that convenience stores don't present the same risks as those sites.✅ . 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟐𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @manojkaratha_realtor . . #OntarioAlcohol #DougFord #ConvenienceStores #OSSTF #StudentSafety #AlcoholSales #OntarioSchools #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉Next week, over 4,000 Ontario convenience stores will begin selling alcohol as new liberalized regulations take effect. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has approved 4,146 licenses, fulfilling Premier Doug Ford's 2018 election promise. Ford initially announced that all convenience and grocery stores would sell beer, wine, cider, and ready-to-drink cocktails by 2026, but accelerated the timeline in May. The province paid The Beer Store $225 million to break a 10-year agreement with the company. Recently, a Toronto store was temporarily shut down for selling alcohol before the official September 5 start date.✅ . 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟐𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @manojkaratha_realtor . . #OntarioNews #AlcoholSales #ConvenienceStores #DougFord #AGCO #OntarioAlcohol #RetailUpdate #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

👉The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) has scrapped plans to reopen select stores during the ongoing strike, reallocating personnel to bolster online sales and support Ontario bars and restaurants. Initially, LCBO intended to open 32 locations for limited hours after the strike entered its second week. However, a new statement reveals all retail stores will remain closed for the strike's duration. Approximately 9,000 unionized workers began striking over a week ago, and talks with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) have stalled. The strike could lead to a significant revenue loss for the province, estimated at $150-$200 million annually.✅ . 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐓𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟔𝟕𝟑-𝟑𝟓𝟏𝟔 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐤𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐥@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @kamalpillai_realtor . . #LCBO #Ontario #Retail #OnlineSales #UnionStrike #AlcoholSales #LCBOStrike #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews