Grabbing beer to go from your local bar would mean wider distribution for craft brewers who complain about their limited access to the LCBO and Beer Store. 6 provinces, including Quebec and British Columbia, already allow restaurants and bars to sell beer for home consumption as part of their liquor licences. READ MORE >>
The latest idea to improve Ontario’s booze sales? Allow pubs to sell six-packs and bottles In B.C., you have a choice of beers, ciders and wines — both local, foreign and even from other provinces, depending on the pub. In Nova Scotia, you could take home some of the restaurant’s own brew. In Alberta, you can get your beer but only if you’re in a hotel bar or at a brewer-owned pub. In Saskatchewan, you could even take a mickey of gin with your after-dinner mint. READ MORE >>
I'll have a burger and a six pack to go The Liberal government says the spring budget will include changes to the way beer and wine are sold in the province. But Premier Kathleen Wynne says she'll wait for the report from the special advisory panel on government assets before deciding how spirits, wine and beer should be sold. READ MORE >>
Ontario's Minister of Finance Charles Sousa has said a provincial budget will be tabled this spring but has not yet announced a date for it.
