Since Premier Brad Wall decided to go public with his concerns about Alberta’s recent policy change (read here and here for background), and since the premiers are going to meet today to talk about this stuff, I thought I would… Continue Reading →
A story published on the Edmonton Journal website yesterday afternoon (read here) reports that the Saskatchewan government of Brad Wall is speaking out against the new Alberta mark-up policy announced last week (read my overview of it here). In particular… Continue Reading →
Could another court challenge be in the works? The day following the Alberta government’s announcement to scrap a tiered mark-up system and establish a grant program for Alberta-based breweries (read my analysis here), B.C. and Saskatchewan breweries have started complaining… Continue Reading →
Yesterday afternoon the Alberta government put out a short media release regarding a change to the beer mark-up policy. I will quote it in its entirety: “The President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, Joe Ceci, has directed the… Continue Reading →
Wannabe craft breweries in Edmonton and Calgary have gotten some really positive news recently from their municipal governments. Both cities are making bylaw changes that will make it easier to open a small craft brewery. It is a solid indication… Continue Reading →
Today in the Edmonton Journal, a story appeared where the Producer of the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is calling for more flexibility in the application of liquor laws to special events like the Folk Fest. You can read the story… Continue Reading →
A couple of interesting news bits this week.Thought I would offer a quick rundown on both and what they might mean in the region. B.C. Lowers Mark-Ups Last Friday the B.C. government moved to reduce the mark-ups on craft beer… Continue Reading →
On Friday afternoon a New Brunswick Provincial Court judge ruled that rules prohibiting the transportation of beer (well, alcohol in general) are unconstitutional (read a news article about it here). I might not talk about this except that – potentially… Continue Reading →
On Monday night Saskatchewan voters handily re-elected Brad Wall’s Saskatchewan Party with a majority government. Part of Mr. Wall’s platform addressed the issue of liquor retail privatization. Specifically their platform promised this: “Convert 40 government-owned liquor stores to private stores… Continue Reading →
I got a lovely present recently. A close friend got their hands on one of the last remaining bottles of Jim’s Team Lager (pictured to the right) and decided it best belonged in my hands. I am quite thrilled to… Continue Reading →