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Originally Posted by Coho
With the ending of the contract with the Beer Store, does that mean there will be the ability for private liquor stores to open? (As in basically every other province in the country.. )
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As in hard liquor? Or just beer and wine. If you mean hard liquor then maybe a bit more in rural areas but even Quebec has hard liquor only in the SAQ so it's not easily available in every other province. Keep in mind that the LCBO is a huge cash cow for the people of Ontario. I think he's more after beer and wine and it would still be regulated to some extent. The current process for rural areas put into place by the Ford government is totally flawed as well. Imagine making the investment into your business to provide coolers and space for beer/wine and liquor only to be told after 5 years when your contract is up that the place up the road is getting the contract and you're out of luck (and a lot of money). It's not a cash cow, it takes a ton of space, theft is a huge problem as are drunks and minors.
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