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Ontario runs $8M tab storing U.S. alcohol, as province's plans for stockpile still uncertain

July 13, 2026

The Ontario government won't explain what will happens to its $79 million U.S. alcohol stockpile, even as new figures obtained by CBC News show taxpayers have spent about $8 million storing it and that roughly $2.6 million worth has expired.



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