In the absence of free paper bags, Ford said in the letter, cash-strapped customers who forget to bring reusable bags have to buy new ones, or get stuck "openly carrying alcohol in public." ...

The idea was that customers would either bring their own bags or purchase “reusable” or recycled paper bags for a small fee. In reality, shops started selling thicker plastic bags that could ...

and end up having to buy more bags at the till, she says. This will have a much bigger environmental impact compared with just choosing to use paper, plastic or cotton.

Weeks after the LCBO announced a $10 million contract with a Quebec company to bring paper bags back, the Ford government is directing the Crown agency to immediately look for an Ontario supplier ...

Premier Doug Ford has told the LCBO to find an Ontario-based supplier for its soon-to-be-reintroduced paper bags, only weeks after the Crown corporation confirmed a nearly $11-million contract ...