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Alcohol sales in grocery and convenience stores would benefit Albertans

Liquor product selection in the province has expanded from 2,200 in 1993 to more than 31,000 today.


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Duplicated regulation among provinces can impose needless costs on people and businesses.


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As vacationers travel around Canada this summer, here is a question to ponder for those who sip fine Canadian wine: why do so many provincial politicians oppose free trade in wine among the provinces?

Before last year, it was illegal for Canadian wineries to ship direct to consumers in another province. That was unlike say, how a Quebec dairy producer can sell cheese to a grocery store chain based anywhere in Canada.