In a theatrical display of his disappointment over the company's decision to close the plant, Doug Ford poured out a bottle of Crown Royal in front of cameras during a press conference. Photo by Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/Postmedia files

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has doubled down on his threat to pull Crown Royal whisky from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO)’s shelves if its maker, Diageo PLC , moves forward with the closure of an Ontario bottling plant.

It’s been over a month since Diageo announced it will be closing the nearly 100-year-old signature Canadian alcohol brand’s plant in Amherstburg, Ont. and moving those operations to the United States.

Soon after, the premier threatened to remove the brand from the shelves of Ontario’s biggest alcohol retailer. H

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