Why Do We A;ways Seem To Find Out After The Fact

When the province put forward their program on deposit return the city must of known that they would be losing revenue and it makes you wonder why it took the media, and the Freedom of Information Act, to bring it to our attention.

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Canadian Press

Canada's most populous city stands to lose millions of dollars to a new deposit return program in Ontario that covers liquor store purchases, and officials are looking to the province to offset the loss.

Even though Toronto Mayor David Miller calls the return program "the right thing to do," he notes that it's a "several-million-dollar concern."

Miller's comments come in response to documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Freedom of Information Act, which state the city stands to lose a substantial revenue stream under the deposit return program for Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) containers.

The Ontario government launched the deposit return program in February and while the exact financial impact it will have on other Ontario communities is not known, the program runs provincewide.

Under the program, almost all liquor containers purchased can be returned to the province's beer stores for a full deposit refund.

Transparency at City Hall