Premier Kathleen Wynne says Ontario will not allow beer sales in corner stores

[BEER]

Bitch sold herself for money again and says fuck you voters.

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne says Ontario will not allow beer sales in corner stores when the government changes the rules on the retailing of alcohol this spring.

Wynne says changes are coming to the way beer, wine and spirits are sold once a review is completed of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and its relationship with the Beer Store and wine retailers.

When pressed today for details, the premier flatly dismissed the idea of beer sales in convenience stores, something the previous Liberal government of David Peterson promised in the late 1980s but never delivered.

Wynne appointed former TD Bank CEO Ed Clark to conduct a review of government assets, including the LCBO, and the Liberals plan to incorporate some of his recommendations in the spring budget.

Clark already recommended the foreign-owned Beer Store give taxpayers a “fair share” of profits for its virtual monopoly on beer sales, which he said could be auctioned off if the Beer Store doesn’t want to pay a still undetermined fee.

Craft brewers in Ontario say their market share is being held back by the Beer Store, which makes it difficult — and expensive — for them to sell their products in its 448 retail outlets.

The Beer Store countered with an offer to let craft brewers buy a share in the operation and make it easier for them to list products, but the smaller brewers said they wanted to wait and see what action the government takes.

 

[peace]

Bitch sold herself for money again and says fuck you voters.

TORONTO — Premier Kathleen Wynne says Ontario will not allow beer sales in corner stores when the government changes the rules on the retailing of alcohol this spring.

Wynne says changes are coming to the way beer, wine and spirits are sold once a review is completed of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario and its relationship with the Beer Store and wine retailers.

When pressed today for details, the premier flatly dismissed the idea of beer sales in convenience stores, something the previous Liberal government of David Peterson promised in the late 1980s but never delivered.

Wynne appointed former TD Bank CEO Ed Clark to conduct a review of government assets, including the LCBO, and the Liberals plan to incorporate some of his recommendations in the spring budget.

Clark already recommended the foreign-owned Beer Store give taxpayers a “fair share” of profits for its virtual monopoly on beer sales, which he said could be auctioned off if the Beer Store doesn’t want to pay a still undetermined fee.

Craft brewers in Ontario say their market share is being held back by the Beer Store, which makes it difficult — and expensive — for them to sell their products in its 448 retail outlets.

The Beer Store countered with an offer to let craft brewers buy a share in the operation and make it easier for them to list products, but the smaller brewers said they wanted to wait and see what action the government takes.

Bad news for you eh?

 

[Prick]

Bad news for you eh?

 

[TINY]

And the lying continues...

 

[Cardinal Fang]

It never really stopped......

 

[Melanie]

She's still the best choice for Ontario. I think she's fabulous and she's very open minded.

 

[Cardinal Fang]

She's still the best choice for Ontario. I think she's fabulous and she's very open minded.

That speaks volumes on the limited choices.

 

[oldguyzer]

so she will argue against C-36?

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

 

[Robintheboywonder]

Still waiting on the AG , hopefully she doesn't back down.

 

[peace]

:no:

 

[Jasper]

Even if they sold off the LCBO, they can still regulate and tax it heavily.
As to the Beer Store, I don't know why the major breweries are protected by the government - they are all foreign owned now.

 

[Madman]

I don't understand the push to change something that brings in tons of money into the coffers and is readily accessible besides trying to appease some wealthy individual or corporation that wants a slice of the pie.

If you believe the price of booze and beer will drop going private you're all sadly mistaken.

 

[papasmerf]

I don't understand the push to change something that brings in tons of money into the coffers and is readily accessible besides trying to appease some wealthy individual or corporation that wants a slice of the pie.

If you believe the price of booze and beer will drop going private you're all sadly mistaken.

It is all about making easier to get and yes there is a big profit involved.

In New York State supermarkets want to sell wine.

Currently wine is sold at liquor stores.
The Liquor law states that a person or corporation may own only one store that sells wine and or liquor.

So when Wegman's (decent supermarket corporate owned) with hundreds of stores in NY got behind this request to sell wine.
They never realized only one of their stores inside NYS could sell it.

The idea has pretty much so gone away.

 

[bobistheowl]

She's still the best choice for Ontario. I think she's fabulous and she's very open minded.

When you say "very open minded", Melanie, are you saying that she receives Greek, from a partner wearing a strap on, or did you mean something else?

 

[bobistheowl]

They've had beer and wine in corner stores in Quebec, since forever. What happens is that, if people want to have a couple of beer, they buy a couple of beer, instead of buying a case of beer. If they buy a case, they drink all of it, because they have a case of beer filling a lot of volume in their refrigerator, and there's not enough room for a pizza box.

The wine sold in corner stores in Quebec is all bottled in Quebec, but the grapes aren't grown there; the frost free season is too short. What the "Regie D'Alcool" does is buy imported casks of wine, and they fill bottles from the casks.

I used to like one of the white wines called Cuvée des Patriots, which was a very 'raw' dry white, the wine equivalent of a Labatt's 50 beer, or an Indian Reservation bagged cigarette, but not nearly as bad as a screw top wine, or one in a wax covered box, with a straw attached.

Remember Steve Martin as the waiter in The Muppet Movie, "Chateau Boise, one of the finest wines of Idaho. Want to smell the bottle cap?" Not nearly that bad. Cuvée des Patriots was/is a couple of grades above Cressman wine. Cressman is what you'd use, to remove tarnish from silverware.

Cuvée des Patriots was just a 'peasant' wine, that gave you a good inner warmth, for about six bucks. If you asked for it in a liquor store, the staff members would just look at each other, and laugh.

 

[bobistheowl]

 

[Wanker]

Guess what?.

Perhaps you’d like a bottle of red wine delivered to your home to serve with that meal you’re planning?

A bottle of bourbon for cocktails or a hot toddy?

Starting Thursday, Grocery Gateway will deliver wine and spirits to your door, providing you also order $45 worth of groceries before taxes.

“Introducing LCBO wines and spirits to Grocery Gateway really completes our vision of delivering everything a shopper wants to enjoy a great meal,” said Anthony Longo, president and chief executive officer, Longo’s, which owns Grocery Gateway.

The wine-and-spirits delivery service is set to debut on the same day the provincial Liberals deliver the budget, which is expected to include details of how beer sales in grocery stores will work.

Premier Kathleen Wynne announced last month that her government would end the quasi-monopoly enjoyed by the Beer Store in Ontario. Consumers can expect to find beer on supermarket shelves before Christmas.

The future of wine sales in grocery stores is less clear.

Grocery Gateway customers, meanwhile, will be able to have wine and spirits delivered to their homes as early as Friday. Grocery Gateway is licensed by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario as a delivery service. It does not store the products on-site.


“Technically, we’re not selling the product, we’re just the delivery mechanism,” said Longo.

Longo’s has operated Grocery Gateway for nearly 11 years. Customers can select groceries online and have them delivered to their door for $10.

Grocery Gateway began delivering Steam Whistle Brewery products in 2013, expanding over time to include other beers, and now, after a year of planning, 160 different wines and spirits.

The LCBO will have its own product aisle on the Grocery Gateway website. There is an additional $1.50 delivery fee for every alcoholic item to a maximum of $10.

All pricing is set by the LCBO and will be the same as at LCBO locations, according to a Longos release.

Orders need to be placed the day before delivery and can be placed up to a week in advance.

The Grocery Gateway list features wines and spirits from around the world with a focus on Ontario products, to align with the Longo’s family focus on fresh and local. Longo is on the board of the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre.

All Grocery Gateway drivers request government-issued photo ID from recipients upon delivery, according to Longo.

But he remains concerned about how new provincial guidelines permitting the sale of beer at grocery stores will be implemented. Not all grocery stores will be granted beer licenses — estimates range from 300 to 450 stores out of 1,500 in the province.

“Hopefully, they’ll be fair to all participants. The last thing we want is the government choosing winners and losers in this market, because it’s very competitive,” said Longo, referring to the grocery industry.

Longo is confident, however, that the online grocery and delivery service will continue to grow.

“It’s absolutely sustainable. It’s growing nicely and we’re seeing lots of evidence around the world that online grocery shopping is at a tipping point,” said Longo, pointing to London, New York City and Los Angeles as examples of cities where the service is popular.

https://www.thestar.com/business/2015/04/22/grocery-gateway-to-start-delivering-wine-spirits.html

 

[IKilo]

Why would you want to privatize a business that generates 5.2 billion ib sales.

https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/06/05/lcbo-has-record-52b-in-sales-as-changes-loom.html

 

[Wanker]

So who cares what Wynne thinks?.

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https://www.thestar.com/news/queens...-clears-way-for-grocery-sales-in-ontario.html