US EditionPulling Crown Royal from Ontario shelves ‘jeopardizing livelihoods’ in Manitoba: MLA
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to delist Crown Royal from provincial stores after Diageo announces Amherstburg plant closure shifting bottling to Quebec and the U.S.
- On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he will pull Crown Royal from Liquor Control Board of Ontario listings as soon as Diageo closes the Amherstburg bottling plant in February, citing job shifts to the U.S.
- Diageo announced last year it would close the Amherstburg bottling plant, and a majority of the roughly 160 workers ratified a closure agreement in November.
- MP James Bezan said Thursday he told Doug Ford the premier lacked full facts and `I had to present some of those facts that Crown Royal is proudly made-in-Manitoba whisky. It's Canada's number 1 export spirit`, Bezan said.
- Bezan warned Manitoba could retaliate if Ontario removes Crown Royal, targeting VQA Ontario wine, which sells between 2.6 million and 3.2 million annually; Derek Johnson said the whisky supports livelihoods.
- Prentice, professor with the University of Manitoba's Asper School of Business, said Ford's justification lacks sense, and several Manitoba figures predicted he will reverse course to avoid a trade battle.
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‘I call it protecting jobs’: Doug Ford says Ontario whisky drinkers should try new brands as he prepares to pull Crown Royal from the LCBO
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Ontario to Ban Crown Royal as Doug Ford Escalates Diageo Feud
Credit: Crown Royal Ontario Premier Doug Ford has renewed threats to ban Diageo-owned Crown Royal from the province’s liquor stores. The move is a response to the spirits giant’s plan to close its Ontario bottling plant and shift operations to the United States. As reported by The Guardian, Ford advised consumers to “stock up there, buddy,” and confirmed he was “100%” committed to removing the Canadian whisky from shelves. Ford intends to wield …
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