Moving booze around is a few meetings and not much money.
Fixing healthcare needs many billions and probably some very painful conversations. Increase GP comp substantially so more doctors go that route. Kill the plan that every hospital needs a CEO. They need general managers not CEO's. Calculate economic viability of treatments. If a treatment costs $100K and extends your life by a month or two, sorry, that isn't covered by public. If you have the means or private insurance to cover it, it isn't blocked but we can't fund every possible treatment.
Moving booze around and simultaneously butting heads with unions appeals to your average Ford voter in a short term/immediate gratification sense and can be accomplished by a fat clown with ADHD.
Fixing healthcare is a job for serious adults, is difficult and requires a degree of political acumen with a sustained focus.
One is absolutely necessary in the province. The other is a distraction.
Just to add….it could be argued that even easier access to booze is likely to make #2 harder.