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Ford government’s bottomless determination to convert our drinking into private profit should concern us all
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
… making alcohol cheaper and easier to purchase unsurprisingly leads to higher levels of drinking and increases in harm… Our drinking is big business — almost $10 billion a year — and multiple players are fighting to grab a larger slice of that pie. And while the industry winners may be about to waltz off with a record windfall, the likely losers — the Ontario taxpayers — may be left to deal with increasing social and health harms, all on a shrinking budget.
Tags: Health, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization
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