Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced the province will pay at least $225 million to get beer and wine into corner stores over a year ahead of schedule. But why does the province need to pay at all, and why has Ford spent so much time and energy on this issue over his six years in power?

Our Ontario provincial affairs reporter Mike Crawley joins us to explain the massive payment, Ford's political history with alcohol sales and how the new announcement may tie into rumours that an early election is on the horizon.

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