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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: Should Ontario sell its stash of U.S. booze and give the cash to charity?
Description: Cheers to charity? That’s what the Ford government is being urged to do.For months, the LCBO has been sitting on an $80-million stockpile of U.S. booze — all of it yanked off store shelves back in March as retaliation for Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.The Ontario Liberals are now calling on the province to sell all that bourbon, wine and spritzers and donate the money to charitable causes — following the lead of other provinces, including Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.The Ford government hasn’t completely...