Critics accuse Ford of indecision over LCBO paper bags, industry welcomes move [Video]

Critics are accusing Ontario Premier Doug Ford of indecision over small details instead of big-picture thinking after he ordered the LCBO to change its paper bag supplier in a last-minute move that has been welcomed by the forestry industry.

Ford wrote to the LCBO this week and told its leadership he was disappointed a Quebec company had bagged the $10-million contract for its stores — directing them to find an Ontario company instead as quickly as possible

The direction was something the premier’s office had considered in April, according to internal documents, but never action. It also came on the same day the finance minister suggested the province shouldn’t be involved in the minutia of how agencies hand out contracts.

“In terms of the contracts, that’s not something that my ministry is actively involved in — that’s part of an independent agency,” Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy told Global News on Tuesday, the same day …