On Wednesday, as he met fellow premiers during a Council of the Federation meeting in Ottawa, Ford once again offered an “olive branch” to Diageo executives. “Show me how you’re going to replace those 200 jobs [and] I won’t have a problem,” Ford told reporters. “I think Diageo, the parent company, should put in some work and provide that path forward for Mr. Ford,” Kinew said. What remains unclear is whether the Ford government will actually receive any concessions from the alcohol maker. “You know the people who work at the Crown Royal plant in Gimli, they’re my boss,” Kinew said.