With the aversion of a strike by Ontario’s LCBO workers,
most of us will probably turn our thoughts to immersion in our favorite
beverage as we move into the Canada Day long weekend. What the recent dispute should also spark is some
introspection regarding the special importance of Ontario’s crown corporations
– namely the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) and the Ontario Lottery and
Gaming Corporation (OLG) – as sources of Ontario government revenue.
