Our LCBO - Let's Keep it Public!

Agency Stores Campaign


In 2005, the McGuinty government promised to keep the LCBO public. On April 3, 2007, Premier McGuinty said selling beer and wine in corner stores would make it easier for kids to buy alcohol. So why are the government and the LCBO opening more private agency stores that sell alcohol in grocery stores, convenience stores and other private businesses?

Agency stores short-change Ontario communities. They don’t provide the same level of service and selection as a real LCBO store. They increase the risk of sales to kids and people who are intoxicated. And they cost the provincial government millions in lost revenue.

You can help !  Send a message to your MPP and Premier McGuinty  .

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See the links below for more information on agency stores, privatization, the risks to Ontario communities and what you can do about it.

June 19, 2007 - The Echo newsletter: Divisional meeting elects new LBED leadership team, BPS conference puts focus on provincial election, more...
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March 29, 2007 - News Release: McGuinty government losing millions through private LCBO agency stores. more...

March 29, 2007 - LCBO Agency Store Repatriation: A Financial Analysis - Consultant's report on financial benefits of replacing private agency stores with real LCBO outlets. more...

March 29, 2007 - Agency store list: 89 private agency stores that should be replaced with real LCBO stores. more...

March 29, 2007 - Who's selling alcohol in your town? Facts about the LCBO, private "agency stores" and Ontario communities. more...

November 30, 2006 Taking it to the streets. Photos from the LBED day of action on agency stores

November 23, 2006 OPSEU Day of Action Nov. 24 targets "back-door privatization" of LCBO

November 23, 2006  Kids & Booze – Who’s Minding the Store? OPSEU pamphlet on private agency stores, the risks to our kids and our communities - and how you can help.

November 23, 2006  Our LCBO – Let’s Keep It Public! Send a postcard to Dalton McGuinty. To pick up a postcard, contact your OPSEU steward or regional office.

November 22, 2006  The Echo: Issue #10 Day of Action set for Nov. 24 to launch agency stores campaign

October 6, 2006  The Echo: Issue #9 Agency stores campaign aims to halt '”privatization through the back door.”

September 5, 2006  Protecting the Public Interest: The Threat of Privatization and the LCBO’s Agency Store Program. OPSEU submission to the Standing Committee on Government Agencies.

June 2, 2006 Ontario Public Health Association opposes government's plan to open 20 new agency stores.

May 19, 2006  Open letter to the acting chair of LCBO on the expansion of agency stores.

May 15, 2006  OPSEU calls for a moratorium on new LCBO agency stores as government announces 20 new private stores to sell alcohol across Ontario.

More information on the serious risks of alcohol privatization:


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