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1. Ontario's beer cartel paints Alberta liquor privatization as the bogeyman

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald It’s been two decades since the Alberta government exited the business of selling beer, wine and spirits to consumers. The privatization of all government liquor stores (completed in 1994) led to a dramatic expansion in the ...

2. Success of Alberta's liquor store privatization a lesson for other provinces

   Appeared in the Vancouver Province and Calgary Herald Twenty years ago the Alberta government swiftly and boldly threw open Alberta's markets in beer, wine and spirits. The result has been a success story of intense competition, added convenience and ...

3. Why do most provinces still run Soviet-style liquor stores?

   Appeared in the Calgary Herald and Vancouver Sun Anyone who recently visited Alberta for the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede might have noticed something unusual about the province: not a single government liquor store. Alberta does have a ...