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Ford's push to expand alcohol sales early to cost province $612M, budget watchdog says (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 4 days ago by RandAlThor to c/ontario

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/38087935

The Ford government's push to get beer, wine and ready-made cocktails into convenience stores ahead of its original schedule will cost taxpayers more than $600 million, the province's budget watchdog says.

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[–] Sturgist 6 points 3 days ago

I mean, I do want those things, but responsible spending and strong societal protections are arguably more important....