Hornick hits back
And poles aren't just for dogs
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LCB-OH NO — Fireworks abound on Day 1 of contract negotiations between the Ford government and the union representing LCBO workers.
What he said: Premier DOUG FORD got personal when accusing OPSEU president JP HORNICK of “lying” to members about the future of the LCBO. “Their leader is actually misleading — let me be more blunt — lying to their members about us closing the LCBO,” Ford told reporters in Pickering, where he put up more housing-target cash via the Building Faster Fund. Ford also noted that Hornick is up for reelection next month.
What they said: Hornick — who along with union members protested outside PC MPP offices this week, including Ford’s in Etobicoke North — had said the union will do “whatever it takes to stop Doug Ford from selling off the LCBO and to protect good union jobs” as negotiations kicked off.
But the LCBO isn’t going anywhere, the PCs insist. “We wil…