Ontario is vastly expanding where you can buy alcohol

[@CanImperator]

This must mean that there is something else going on right now that we aren't supposed to notice...

[@neom0nk]

Gotta get us nice and liquored up for when the Aliens come.

[@alexzandra-fallonallen317]

Yes

[@GuavaJ3nny]

Why?!? What is the benefit of this? How about he deal with education and health! jeeze!

[@Nutritionathome-p9g]

Many provinces in canAda have been doing this for years. Do you live in Canada? Have you ever been outside Ontario ? 😂😂😂

[@jamieking8011]

Education and Healthcare don't make them and their friends money silly.

[@Jersey209]

The benefit is less government control over consumers and more competition in a monopolized market

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

you don't find freedoms a benefit?

[@mikeb5664]

In 57 years I've never heard anyone ask for this.

[@zibzer]

I take it you have not met many convenience store or gas station owners. It’s time to end these archaic Government enforced monopolies.

[@neom0nk]

I'm 32 and I think it's awful.

[@sherbournesubwaymess]

You need to get out of your basement.

[@mikeb5664]

@@sherbournesubwaymess Maybe you should worry about your drinking problem.

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

@@mikeb5664 You don't know sherbournesubwaymess. Maybe you should mind your own business.

[@grumpydusty]

The ones asking for this change were, alcohol companies and alcohol lobbyists. The public, community leaders and health experts, did not. Alcohol corporations are the ones that influence alcohol policy.

[@mikeb5664]

After you get caught with corrupt developers you need to shift your focus.

[@annieholbis2430]

Been doing this in quebec forever!

[@undercoverreseller205]

I'm sure that will do nothing but good things for the health care system 😂

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

Ya, just look how responsible they are in Quebec, The USA and the rest of the world. A real shame.

[@undercoverreseller205]

@@matthewsemenuk8953 alcoholism related illness is higher in Quebec and the US

[@sojourneroftheland]

Normally I'd be up in arms over this stating all the reasons why its a terrible idea...but...really, who cares? Will anybody have spare cash to spend on convenience store alcohol by 2026? Not likely. Nothing to see here.

[@Jacqmeoff]

This is gonna end badly, now the liquor board is saying hey now you can drink anytime anywhere. It's just pure greed and destruction.

[@Nutritionathome-p9g]

Why do you say that? Many provinces in canAda have been doing that for years. Do you live in Canada ? Have you never travelled outside Ontario ? 😂😂😂

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

Sort of like how they allow drinking in the rest of the world? Sorry if you need guild lines and restrictions, but I sure appreciate the freedom to be as responsible as I choose.

[@willy4571]

how about raising the drinking age to 21

[@EmmadCheema-gv6iu]

raise it to 40

[@njam101]

Ontarians definitely won't be seeing lower prices. Remember the buck a beer promise? More convenience won't make beer and wine cheaper.

[@Mongo966]

Oh yay. Just what we needed...

[@j.w.2391]

Strategic Move...make liquor more accessible to Underage Youth. Nice tribute to his alcoholic brother.

[@johnd8305]

Still waiting for the "buck a beer"...

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

Ehh . Finally some good news. Now lets allow responsible drinking in parks like the rest of the world.

[@tania9062]

Ford fixing the real issues in Ontario, thanks buddy 😂😂😂

[@armymenaroundthehouse]

Alcohol + gas stations = more drunk drivers.

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

oh yeah. So many drunk drivers in Quebec and the rest of the world. They are all over the USA too. They are going to be everywhere.

[@randomrazr]

those poor beer and LCBO stores XD

[@darrenobryan3746]

That’s been allowed in Newfoundland and Labrador for a long time!!

[@Nutritionathome-p9g]

And in Quebec too 😂😂😂

[@Empericalmonkey]

lol Circle K wouldn't even chill them, cant even chill there 2L for premium price the scum bags.

[@test40323]

Liquor in gas stations...more convenient for drinking and driving?

[@gordkostyk1794]

Why isn't Doug Ford opening up the LCBO's monopoly on liquor.?.?.?.?.?. He wants beer in corner store's but not liquor.?.?.?.?.?

[@dennisheyes4561]

We asked for the reactions from Alcoholics anonymous about Ford making alcohol more available...

[@Nutritionathome-p9g]

OMG!!! How do other provinces that have been selling alcohol for decades should do??? Quebec Labrador and Newfoundland

[@debeichmann236]

Responsible adults will still be responsible. Please! Calm yourselves down. Holy hysterics!

[@mikeb5664]

KInda naive to think all adults are responsible.

[@mathewlee5712]

This will be a loss in alcohol sales for dépanneurs & supermarkets in Gatineau.

[@Room142]

Here's the thing though: the latest health research now shows that there is no amount of alcohol that is "responsible". Any amount of alcohol at all is drinking irresponsibly. It is poisonous. Does that mean we're all going to immediately quit drinking? Of course not. But relaxing the rules just makes it harder for the next generation to avoid our bad habits.

[@vinceisproducing2002]

We rly turning into the addiction Provence

[@Nutritionathome-p9g]

What addiction ? Seriously some of you have never traveled outside Ontario 😂😂😂 i know Quebec Labrador Newfoundland do it.

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

For you maybe.

[@vinceisproducing2002]

@matthewsemenuk8953 nha not rly me. I've just seen what did does to my friends, slowly overtime.

[@Nutritionathome-p9g]

@@vinceisproducing2002 OMG!!! Cry baby 😂😂😂

[@sommmeguy]

Working noght shifts at convenience stores just keeps getting better and better. What next, open carry and stand your ground laws?

[@TheRaidoRune]

It looks like the LCBO will move towards more premium liquors and spirits leaving abandoning the ordinary beverages. Good move non the less regardless.

[@annalisavajda252]

They will probably still have those things maybe it's so drunks can buy another six pack after 11 if the convince store is open 24/7. or they are too drunk to drive to the LCBO so just walk to the nearby gas station?

[@bozovirtuoso]

Worst case Ontario

[@chriscarrol9373]

I find when I'm on a roadtrip it would be convenient to be able to gas up just off the highway and grab a six pack. That way I can drive drunk all night without worries of roadblocks in the city and stay on the highway.

[@libansharif6872]

sounds good

[@teresarose685]

Welcome to the civilized world Ontario

[@mcleo9935]

Wow that is good news for customers and retailers 😊

[@Dd94949]

Revenue down? Solution? More addiction!! 👍👍👍

[@p0ison1vy]

Next, dedicated craft beer boutiques! Selection is so limited at the LCBO.

[@mikeb5664]

Ever been in a Beer Store?

[@achristian7015]

Took them long enough. Germany has been doing it for years. And they have less drunk driving deaths.

[@mikeb5664]

Like the US has less shootings.

[@achristian7015]

@@mikeb5664 Who has less shootings?

[@SquareRootOfNegativeOne]

'26.... let's not rush into anything. and maybe getting rid of DST by 2100.

[@kimberlyanntamarit9193]

Well isn't that huge job losses. Closing down the Beer Stores where people have worked for decades and what about all the delivery drivers to The Beer Stores. #dougford #wakeup there is no reason for this whatsoever. People of Ontario are fully accustomed to the LCBO and The Beer Store. The ONLY reason the LCBO is not part of this is "Union" pick on the small people 👍 just trying to make a living

[@dosdont]

and there's no reason they shouldn't allow cannabis in in variety stores also. No difference.

[@mikeb5664]

Huge difference between cannabis and alcohol.

[@dosdont]

@@mikeb5664 They're both drugs. One, alcohol is chemically addictive, cannabis is not. One, alcohol, costs tax payers millions per year in health care issues, cannabis does not. One, alcohol causes over 100,000 deaths per year, cannabis does not. So, maybe you're right, they're different. Cannabis is a far more harmless drug and should have been sold in stores long ago. In fact, unless you take it and drive a car, it's probably far more harmless than the majority of prescription drugs. Certainly far more harmless than prescription or non-prescription sleeping aids.

[@achristian7015]

Also allow COMPETITION. I thought we had some kind of anti combines act.

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

Some of these comments of people calling this a bad thing are unreal. How can you not appreciate lifting of guild lines and restrictions and allowing for a competitive alcohol market? Just because those people don't drink doesn't mean the rest of us need to follow suit. Shameful really. I personally am grateful for freedoms to safely and responsibly do as I choose.

[@kimberlyanntamarit9193]

Freedoms🤣 so going to The Beer Store or LCBO wasn't freedom enough? Lol

[@NurseMoneyGrowWealth]

We need housing fam… not more booze

[@Whitepilledprincess]

Finally, almost like a free society. Down with the monopoly!!

[@patrickprovost7207]

Sanity! Finally! bust the monopoly let the little man make a buck!

[@Superflight777ge]

so glad i quit

[@cindybrown9898]

so far behind the rest of the world

[@mohammadhusein9850]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@matthewsemenuk8953]

go on a head

[@michaelanderson3096]

Privatize the police, corrections, transit etc... to ensure publics services flow without disruption. Then implement Right to Work legislation (make union dues optional).

[@njam101]

Who are you? Biff Tanner? Do you want to own the police?