The provincial government on Wednesday confirmed that it will not pull Diageo products from the shelves of provincial liquor stores until after a Crown Royal bottling facility in southwestern Ontario closes early next year, despite pleas from the plant’s union to do so immediately.

Premier Doug Ford’s government said in an email that the province won’t make a decision on whether to remove Diageo products from the LCBO until February, when the nearly 100-year old bottling plant in Amherstburg, Ont., is set to close.

The position is in line with Ford’s previous comments on the issue. The premier has said he will halt LCBO sales of the iconic Canadian whisky if parent company Diageo, a multinational that produces a range of alcoholic beverages, goes through with its plans.

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