A bottle of Crown Royal Canadian whisky is seen in Burlington, Ont., on Aug. 28, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Vokey
Conservative MPs are criticizing Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s retaliatory plan to ban Crown Royal whiskey from all provincially run liquor stores next month when manufacturer Diageo moves its bottling operation stateside.
Manitoba MP James Bezan called on Ford to focus on interprovincial trade rather than retaliation against the British alcoholic beverage company, which announced plans last summer to shutter its nearly 100-year-old southwestern Ontario bottling plant in February.
