By Staff
April 8th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
The Premier made it really clear:
How many trees are we going to have to cut down to keep the Premier happy on this one?
“I’m requesting that you take immediate steps to reverse the decision to remove paper bags from the LCBO’s retail locations,” the premier wrote Sunday in a terse letter to George Soleas, president and CEO of the company.”
He added:“At a time when many Ontario families are already struggling to make ends meet, every additional expense counts. That includes charging customers for reusable bags instead of the free paper bags that the LCBO previously offered,” wrote Ford.
“This change has left people stuck openly carrying alcohol in public when leaving a LCBO store,” added the premier, a teetotaler.
LCBO wasn’t able to say how soon the public would have those paper bags available – but you can bet it won’t be very long.
He should have requested plastic bags. At least they are reusable. Paper bags just feed the Blue Box. And Mr Ford obviously has never toured or smelled a Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill.
His concern should be in healthcare and education ; as usual his focus is on the wrong area…alcohol..go figure.
Perhaps he could extend that thought to grocery stores and Shoppers Drug Mart, who could also provide paper or recyclable bags. Oh but then of course he wouldn’t want to do that to his pal Galen Weston.