Ford Confirms Plan to Ban Crown Royal From LCBO in February

Ontario Premier Doug Ford empties a Crown Royal bottle of whisky at a press conference in Kitchener, Ont., on Sept. 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sammy Kogan

Premier Doug Ford says he is “100 percent” committed to removing Crown Royal whiskey from all Ontario-run liquor stores next month when manufacturer Diageo closes its bottling plant in the southwestern part of the province.

Ford has been critical of Diageo since the British alcoholic beverage company announced plans in late August to shutter its nearly 100-year-old bottling plant in Amherstburg in February in a bid to “increase efficiency.”