The LCBO announced late yesterday that it has "temporarily" suspended all wine club orders!

The LCBO has announced that it has ceased taking orders from the thirty or so wine clubs in Ontario, in response to Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian’s ruling (Feb. 27, 2013) that the LCBO must end their practice of collecting personal information from wine club members. Ms. Cavoukian determined that in most circumstances the LCBO had no practical reason for insisting that wine club orders include members’ names and addresses and thus ordered the LCBO to cease this practice and destroy all related records by May 28, 2013. Here is the CBC’s take on the matter.

We have contacted the senior representatives at LCBO Private Ordering and have requested that they confirm the LCBO’s action and to let us know how we can to process our wine club orders (including the many we have recently received but have not placed with the LCBO – Domaine Giuliani). We are awaiting their reply.

In the interim, please let your local MPP know your feelings on the issue and why not drop Bob Peter, President and Chief Executive Officer of the LCBO a line.

No matter what, please keep those orders flowing. Working with our partners at the LCBO, we’ll find a way to get them processed.

We welcome your comments.

Cheers,

Jim & Hélène
www.arthursellers.com
jaswalker@arthursellers.com
hbuisson@ofrance.ca