Premier Doug Ford’s push to get beer and wine into convenience stores ahead of schedule will cost Ontario taxpayers at least $225 million, but there’s evidence the full price tag actually adds up to hundreds of millions more....
As an Ontarian, I feel like Ford’s destroying this province; it saddens and angers me.
Loblaws owner, Galen Weston, among others, is going to make a good chunk of $$$ off this. I’m sure he extends his thanks
It’s unclear what timeframe the OLP estimate is for, but there’s the startup cost on record of $225 million and an estimated $150 to $200 million [let’s call it $175] of revenue loss per year from “Official figures from the Ministry of Finance and the LCBO”. After 5 years that’s an estimated $1.1 billion
When you walk into the room and the people in it exchange glances to one another, and then laugh, it doesn’t make you want to work here. For me, and where I live, it makes me want to move to Europe, or the U.K. and never come back. I’m treated like crap. I don’t like what I do for a living since 2017. I wish I had stood up...
She’s definitely one of Lemmy’s most clever cats :). Awesome photo!! Her eyes match the green in the carpet, and I love that she’s found the beam of sunlight
Soda-Licious fruit snacks (lemmy.ca)
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Don't Put It In Your Mouth (Full Version, 1992) (youtube.com)
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Doug Ford's change to booze sales could cost far more than $225M (www.cbc.ca)
Premier Doug Ford’s push to get beer and wine into convenience stores ahead of schedule will cost Ontario taxpayers at least $225 million, but there’s evidence the full price tag actually adds up to hundreds of millions more....
Walked into the office today to see people had been discussing me
When you walk into the room and the people in it exchange glances to one another, and then laugh, it doesn’t make you want to work here. For me, and where I live, it makes me want to move to Europe, or the U.K. and never come back. I’m treated like crap. I don’t like what I do for a living since 2017. I wish I had stood up...
Luci showing off her floof (imgur.com)
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