The union for Beer Store employees is advocating for Ontario voters to prioritize alcohol sales policy in the upcoming election, following the closure of 23 stores since last May. The union claims this shift towards corner store and supermarket sales is jeopardizing good-paying jobs and will increase prices. A recent report from Ontario's budget watchdog also highlights a significant financial impact, estimating a $1.4 billion taxpayer cost by 2030 due to lost revenues and a cancelled contract that cost $225 million. Political leaders criticize the current administration's fiscal management.
"These are good-paying jobs," said John Nock, president of Local 12R24 of the United Food and Commercial Workers. "For the consumer, prices will also be going up. There's no limit on how much [stores] can charge. There's only a floor, not a ceiling."
The Ministry of Finance had said that in order to get alcohol into stores as quickly as possible, it cancelled a contract with the brewers who own the Beer Store, at a cost of $225 million.
A report by Ontario's budget watchdog indicated the changes to alcohol sales will cost taxpayers roughly $1.4 billion by 2030 due to lost sales and lower tax revenue.
What a disastrous waste of money. Once again, Doug Ford has been caught red handed," Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie said in a statement.
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