TORONTO --
Crown liquor shops in a number of Canadian provinces had been pulling Russian merchandise from their cabinets Friday in mild of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine.
In Ontario, Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy mentioned he was directing the Liquor Management Board of Ontario to withdraw merchandise produced in Russia.
"Ontario joins Canada's allies in condemning the Russian authorities's act of aggression towards the Ukrainian folks and we strongly help the federal authorities's efforts to sanction the Russian authorities," Bethlenfalvy mentioned in an emailed assertion.
"We'll proceed to be there for the Ukrainian folks throughout this extraordinarily tough time."
A spokeswoman for Bethlenfalvy mentioned the LCBO carries roughly 25 Russian-produced merchandise, and mentioned the federal government was advised shops may take away them inside 24 hours.
The Progressive Conservative authorities's announcement got here hours after the provincial Liberal chief wrote to the LCBO's CEO with an analogous request.
"Ontario and the LCBO cannot say it is really standing with Ukraine whereas persevering with to be Putin's buyer," Steven Del Duca wrote earlier within the day.
Different provinces' Crown liquor shops made related strikes all through the day.
A spokeswoman mentioned Friday that the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. determined to drag Russia-produced merchandise "given the horrible occasions going down" in Ukraine.
Beverley Ware mentioned the shops offered three merchandise from the Russian Customary line.
"The merchandise are being eliminated right now and we've got additionally eliminated them from our site. We're additionally notifying operators of company shops to allow them to additionally take away this product from their cabinets," she mentioned in an e mail.
New Brunswick liquor shops had been going by means of the identical course of. A spokeswoman mentioned Alcool NB Liquor was "within the technique of voluntarily eradicating" merchandise from Russia in response to the state of affairs.
"We're at the moment reviewing our portfolio and contacting our retailer groups to ensure all related merchandise are eliminated," Marie-Andree Bolduc mentioned.
The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corp. tweeted that it had determined to take away "merchandise of Russian origin" from shops, together with Russian Customary Vodka and Russian Customary Platinum Vodka.
Manitoba Liquor Mart made an analogous assertion.
"Among the many 1000's of merchandise we feature, solely two got here from Russia -- one vodka, Russian Customary Vodka, and one single-serve beer, Baltika 7 Premium Lager. We've eliminated these two merchandise from cabinets in all Manitoba Liquor Marts," it wrote on its Twitter account.
In British Columbia, deputy premier Mike Farnworth introduced that the province was instantly stopping the importing and sale of Russian liquor merchandise from BC Liquor Shops and its liquor distribution centres.
"Our province stands with those that perceive Europe's peace following two world wars is dependent upon respecting worldwide regulation," he mentioned in a press release.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine started early Thursday with a sequence of missile strikes shortly adopted by a floor assault.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 25, 2022.
A person reads the label on a bottle as numerous manufacturers of vodka are seen on a LCBO shelf in Mississauga, Ont., Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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