As thousands of striking LCBO workers head into their second week on the picket line, Canadian Dimension contributor Scott Martin thinks Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s “unmatched love for policies concerning alcohol” — and, more specifically, his “obsession with freeing up the market for booze sales” —  is “not only dangerous, but also insulting to the average Ontarian,” and “reflects the contempt (Ford) has for voters.”

During his 2018 leadership campaign, “one of his only tangible promises was to bring ‘buck-a-beer’ to the province,” Martin notes