👉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

👉Ontario Premier Doug Ford's initiative to expand alcohol sales has seen limited interest from grocery stores. While 3,068 convenience stores have obtained licences to sell alcohol, only 37 out of approximately 2,000 eligible grocery stores have applied. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario reports that grocery stores are deterred by the requirement to accept empty beer cans and wine bottles. In contrast, convenience stores are not subject to this obligation. Gary Sands, senior VP of the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers, noted that many grocers are reluctant to apply due to concerns over costs, space, and hygiene related to recycling returns.✅ . 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨. 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥: +𝟏 (𝟔𝟒𝟕) 𝟐𝟐𝟔-𝟐𝟔𝟔𝟓 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥: 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐣@𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 @manojkaratha_realtor . . #Ontario #BoozeSales #DougFord #GroceryStores #ConvenienceStores #AlcoholLicensing #RecyclingRules #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews

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