A federal Conservative member of Parliament from Manitoba says Ontario Premier Doug Ford didn't have "all the facts in front of him" when he doubled down on threats to pull Crown Royal off shelves.

MP James Bezan, who represents the Selkirk-Interlake-Eastman riding north of Winnipeg, where the whisky is distilled, said Thursday he spoke with Ford on the matter after the premier once again said he would remove Crown Royal from Liquor Control Board of Ontario listings.

"I had to present some of those facts that Crown Royal is proudly made-in-Manitoba whisky. It's Canada's number 1 export spirit," Bezan said.

"I just think the premier is misinformed, and hopefully that he's going to change his mind if he has all the proper information in front of him."

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[–] Corngood@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 months ago

"I had to present some of those facts that Crown Royal is proudly made-in-Manitoba whisky. It's Canada's number 1 export spirit,

Crown Royal is distilled in Diageo's plant in Gimli, Man., but U.K.-based Diageo — which owns the Crown Royal brand — announced last year it was closing down the factory that bottles the whisky in Amherstburg, Ont., prompting Ford's threat to take the liquor off Ontario's shelves.

Doug Ford is a piece of shit, but they shut a plant in Ontario to move the work to the US. It has nothing to do with where it's distilled. He also doesn't give a fuck about Manitoba

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Drug Fraud ... as dumb as they come.

[–] smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Guess I'd better buy some while I can.