PHEW! Crisis averted.

It was a close one. The liquor store almost went on strike just as the weather has started to get warmer and Canada Day is just around the corner.

Now, let's take a moment to think about this. Our city workers were threatening to strike last week. This meant that we wouldn't have access to city run day cares or garbage pick-up. No noticeable city-wide panic. The strike started Monday morning and the biggest issue is displaced trash. There have been a few heated "discussions", but for the most part, it seems as though the public is taking it in stride. Well, so far, but it's only been 3 days.

When are we getting to that back to work legislation anyway? I know it's going to happen, we'd might as well just get it over with before all the garbage starts to melt everywhere- GROSS.

Somehow the most dramatic moment has so far been the threat of an LCBO strike. People panicked yesterday at the possibility that they wouldn't have enough wine or spirits to get them through the weekend. People in the office came back from lunch with bags that were clinking with the sounds of wine bottles. There were line ups at the liquor stores and bottles were flying off the shelves to a tune of 17 million dollars. That's 70% more than their usual sales for a warm June day. Insanity!

Just relax! In true Canadian fashion, The Beer Store is an essential service and therefore can not go on strike. And really, isn't Canada Day about kicking back with a few beers anyway?