LeBlanc Pushes Provinces Again on Stalled Alcohol Sales Deal

Minister Dominic LeBlanc issued a second public statement in June urging provinces and territories to move faster on direct-to-consumer alcohol sales, weeks after the May 2026 deadline passed without full compliance. The repeated pressure signals federal frustration with a 2019 commitment that Crown alcohol retailers — the LCBO, SAQ and others — have resisted implementing because it cuts into provincial revenue.