As Russia carries on with its military invasion of Ukraine, many Ontario residents are not happy and are thinking of what can be done to help the people of Ukraine.
While many Ontarians are posting information on social media, calling for peace and making donations to the Ukrainian, others have been demanding some measures from governments — including removing Russian liquor from LCBO shelves to show their disapproval opposition of President Vladimir Putin’s actions.
Steven Del Duca, Ontario Liberal Leader, publicly made this suggestion recently and said that it is one “immediate action Ontario can take to demonstrate our solidarity with the people of Ukraine” and that “banning the sale of these products will prevent any further money from going to Russia during their illegal invasion.”
In a message to the CEO of Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), George Soleas, Del Duca wrote: “The LCBO is one of the largest purchasers of alcohol in the world. Imported spirits, including Russian vodka brands, are among your most popular products. I urge you to remove all Russian made products from your shelves until this Russian aggression ends.”
After the message was sent, Canadian liquor stores started removing Russian vodka and other Russian made alcoholic beverages from their shelves.
Liquor stores in Manitoba and Newfoundland said Russian spirits have been removed, while Ontario directed the LCBO to withdraw every Russian product.
As such, every product produced in Russia will be removed from 679 stores in Ontario.
