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TORONTO — Ontario’s Liberal government has no plans to allow the sale of beer and wine in corner stores but will broaden their availability through speciality outlets, Premier Kathleen Wynne confirmed Tuesday.

“We have a terrific distribution network and we’re going to continue to work with the LCBO to increase that distribution network,” Wynne told reporters.

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The Ontario Convenience Stores Association — which includes Avondale, 7-11 and Mac’s as well as Petro-Canada, Imperial Oil and Canadian Tire — wants the law changed so they can sell local wines and craft beers.

Selling beer and wine in corner stores was an idea first proposed by former Liberal premier David Peterson in the 1980s, something his government never followed through on.

It’s an issue that still divides Ontarians, said Wynne, with many people believing, like the government, that the LCBO is more socially responsible when it comes to keeping alcohol out of the hands of minors than corner stores would be.