Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted angrily Tuesday to news of the closure of a plant that bottles Crown Royal, pouring out a bottle at a press conference and encouraging others to dump the whisky as well.

Spirits maker Diageo announced last week that it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early next year, as it shifts some bottling volume to the United States.

The move will affect about 200 jobs.

The company has said it was a difficult decision made to improve the efficiency and resiliency of its supply chain, but Ford had some choice words for them.

"I always say, smart people aren't too smart, and you guys are about as dumb as a bag of hammers for doing this," Ford said in a rant directed at Diageo.

The premier then produced a bottle of Crown Royal an

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