>Actually alcohol monopolies keep prices low. Take what happened in Alberta, for example, when they got rid of the monopoly: prices skyrocketed. Dig a bit deep

>Actually alcohol monopolies keep prices low. Take what happened in Alberta, for example, when they got rid of the monopoly: prices skyrocketed. Dig a bit deeper. Alberta's situation was/is because of taxes, which remain imposed regardless of who is doing the selling. >Plus government store generally carry a wider variety of goods I suspect you've never been outside of the country, to make that claim. >Really only Ontario has managed to mess up the government distribution of alcohol; most provinces haven't had the same experience. Ontario isn't even the worst, just the biggest. >Really? Where? Yes there are some issues in Eastern Canada (mainly southern ON). But for the most part this just isn't the case. That market is worth billions of dollars, in Quebec and Ontario. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/illegal-cigarettes http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/illegal-cigarettes