Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejects the suggestion by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore to raise the drinking age from 18 to 21 as part of a plan to decriminalize drug use. Ford and Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones disagree with Moore's recommendation to decriminalize possession of harmful drugs. Despite health concerns, Ford affirms he will not raise the drinking age or halt the expansion of alcohol retail stores.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he disagrees with the province’s top doctor’s recommendation to increase the drinking age to 21 and decriminalize certain drugs. https://t.co/lfP1OCYmbr
‘Treating people like adults’: Ford dismisses raising drinking age to 21 in Ontario https://t.co/tx6yw5hfpL https://t.co/9l5vqoerjV
Doug Ford says he will not raise drinking age or stop increasing alcohol retail stores, despite health concerns https://t.co/3gSCLhgRcV
Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier Sylvia Jones says they disagree with Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, who recommended to raise the drinking age to 21 and decriminalizing the possession of harmful drugs. https://t.co/xXkuU3K1mT
Premier Ford rebukes raising Ontario's drinking age from 18 to 21 after Chief Medical Officer Kieran Moore made the suggestion. Moore recommended the change as part of a plan to decriminalize drug use and make 'safer supply' drugs more available. https://t.co/t50c3TNz74 https://t.co/cLKXkPyw1B