The Canada Brief

Canada · 12 d ago

An LCBO store in Stratford, Ontario

Chris Woodrich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

LCBO names Aaron Campbell, 43, its youngest-ever president and CEO

Background

Campbell joined the Liquor Control Board of Ontario in 2017 and had been leading it on an interim basis. He was previously chief of staff and vice-president of corporate affairs.

Ontario-made drinks in the LCBO catalogue

4,600 products

As interim head, he backed Ontario wineries and brewers with a campaign promoting more than 4,600 Ontario-made drinks.

And us?

Ontario-product sales grew by more than half a billion dollars, or 20 per cent, in the fiscal year ending Mar 31, 2026.