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Facts, Beer Facts

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Discussing the rapidly evolving #Beer and #CraftBeer marketplace. Lets end the Beer Store monopoly. ''Paid for by millionaire craft oligarchs''~Warren Kinsella

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Who owns the Beer Store? #freeourbeer #onpoli @OntCraftBrewers @FlyingMonkeys @SteamWhistle
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As a sales venue, the Beer Store has gone flat /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/news/tor…

As a sales venue, the Beer Store has gone flat

Marcus Gee asks: What earthly reason is there to have a whole chain of stores to sell a sudsy beverage that is safe to consume in moderate quantities?

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Troy Hunt
@troyhunt27 Feb 2016
"Sorry sir, your son can't help you carry the beer from the store" "Can he carry the keys to my 320kph GT-R?" "Yes" "Keep it under 100 son!" – at Gold Coast, Queensland
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Ontario Hikes Beer Tax huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/02… via @HuffPostCanada
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Ontario accused of changing law to ‘protect’ Beer Store, LCBO trib.al/0lEjuTa from @GlobeBusiness
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The Beer Store boondoggle continues, thanks to Kathleen Wynne /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/globe-de… #freeourbeer
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M. Wiggans@MWiggans27 Sep 2015
@KevinSnobel I can't believe in 2015 we still have a monopoly deciding how we purchase beer as in The Beer Store. Wow 6 packs. Too much $$
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Alan McGinty@alanmcginty26 Sep 2015
Detroit, 1930s... The protest worked! Free mkt distribution in Mich; across the river in Ont, we got the Beer Store
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Alan McGinty@alanmcginty23 Sep 2015
Ont bureaucrats have spent months on Kafka-esque regulations for 6-packs in 60 stores by Xmas. Some handiwork: bit.ly/1VaNbg7
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Alan McGinty@alanmcginty23 Sep 2015
A convoluted mess for beer sales, nothing at all for wineries. A little convenience is going to cost a lot! xitter.cf/rickwine/status/646729…
Rick VanSickle (@rickwine) profile pictureRick VanSickle@rickwine23 Sep 2015
Beer in Ontario grocery stores by Christmas, response from shutout Ontario wineries, post updated here: bit.ly/1V8yCJY
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Been saying this a while. If Ontario banned corporate donations, would The Beer Store even exist? natpo.st/1JsfQqf via @fullcomment
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Chris Selley@cselley24 Sep 2015
My thoughts on the Big Crazy Beer Agreement, perfectly decorated with photo of The Worst Beer Store. natpo.st/1JsfQqf
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Chris Selley@cselley23 Sep 2015
Holy crap. @AshleyCsanady points me to this: we are stuck with The Beer Store for 17 years, minimum. – at Toronto, Ontario
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The results when #onpoli insiders move from campaign lawyers and chiefs of staff to executive roles with Labatt
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The government who mandates increased beer prices on a yearly basis was concerned a competitive marketplace would raise prices. #Ontario
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Chris Selley@cselley23 Sep 2015
This article is astonishing. You'd think The Beer Store had constitutional protection or something. thestar.com/news/queenspark/…
Beer deal clears way for grocery sales in Ontario

Beer deal clears way for grocery sales in Ontario

Consumers, craft brewers, and owners of small bars and restaurants will be raising a glass to a sweeping new deal between Queen’s Park and the Beer Store, the Star has learned.

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Adrian Morrow@AdrianMorrow23 Sep 2015
.@Kathleen_Wynne's government has formally signed the deal to protect most of the Beer Store's private monopoly
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‘Beer quota’ is a lousy idea: Editorial on.thestar.com/1QnrlEy via @torontostar
‘Beer quota’ is a lousy idea: Editorial

‘Beer quota’ is a lousy idea: Editorial

Why can’t Ontario manage to carry out a few straightforward, long-overdue reforms on beer sales without tying itself in knots at every opportunity?

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Could we make this any more complicated? Ontario grocers can pay 1% penalty to exceed beer sales cap - goo.gl/alerts/FNDG
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History repeats itself. 2012-2015 deadlines not met by the government to #freeourbeer thestar.com/news/canada/2012…
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Chris Selley@cselley18 Sep 2015
It'll actually be an interesting stupid experiment: will people pay $10 more for 24 Canadians at a supermarket to avoid The Beer Store? – at Toronto, Ontario
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