LCBO blindsided by Ontario cancelling pilot to scan customer ID's at northern stores, exec emails show

LCBO executives said they were blindsided by the Ontario Ministry of Finance’s decision to cancel an anti-theft pilot at some northern stores soon after it was announced, documents obtained by CBC News show. One email to LCBO leadership says politicians had appreciated the "effort to help curb what is a societal problem in some of these markets."

LCBO blindsided by Ontario cancelling pilot to scan customer ID's at northern stores, exec emails show
Shoppers walk in and out of a LCBO in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

LCBO executives said they were blindsided by the Ontario Ministry of Finance’s decision to cancel an anti-theft pilot at some northern stores soon after it was announced, documents obtained by CBC News show. One email to LCBO leadership says politicians had appreciated the "effort to help curb what is a societal problem in some of these markets."