Back in the early 80"s while on a Seismic Crew near the Montana border, a few of use crossed over after the Milk River bar shut down. A Roadhouse there sold Liquor as Off-Sales, to our amazement; so we bought a 26er of Canadian Club ( marked Fof Export ) Being in a Company truck, the driver decided best to declare it. Well, even after paying the excise Tax, and the exchange rate; that bottle cost less than at an Alberta Liqor Store !
Well when you have an automatic booze increase every year we are not headed for affordability anytime soon. By the time my 18 year old is my age it will be well over $100 for a case of beer. Price everything out of existence. The Canadian way. 😢
Great comment. All levels of Canadian governments are addicted to taxes. There should be a label, in both French and English, on the foreheads of politicians, warning taxpayers that politicians are wasting our tax dollars.
Maybe that’s the point. Muslims don’t drink. Not sure about Southeast Asians. But then again there is the beef issue. Both expensive and maybe this government deems them both unnecessary or downright “bad”. 😉 This group will definitely out “populate” us in time.
In Ontario where you live, Brian, Prohibition was ended in 1927 with the same legislation that created the LCBO... so, a century later, the monopoly exists only for the purposes of keeping prices high and justifying union jobs.
No matter how you slice it or where you buy it, Canadians get gouged at every turn. We pay more, have less selection and it's only gonna get worse. Tax, tax, tax... none of our governments know how to reign in spending so they tax us to death. Booze is only the tip of the spear... I need a drink!
While dumps Canadian Whiskey over closing a small plant. International wines and spirits must come from source and are forbidden to be bottled in Ontario.
While he dumps Canadian Whiskey over closing a small plant. International wines and spirits must come from source and are forbidden to be bottled in Ontario.
Brian - have you ever thought about checking out the local brews when you travel outside Ontario? We have for many years eschewed the major brands in favour of local breweries. Big Rock here in Calgary is a local brand which is very successful, but there are a fair few other local breweries, one of which now operates a brew pub near us.
Do remember, back in the day, that a major brewer wanted to close its brewery in Saskatoon but a few of the employees managed to buy out the premises and set up shop. That's where you should have been shopping when you were in Saskatchewan
Easy to understand. Canadian governments assume rightly that by making our identity and the American they will stay in power which they will. It's a long historical win for governments in Canada to hate America.
Brian, when I was a kid, my parents ran a vineyard. In 1974, my Mother found she liked a certain wine that the winery produced, and she mentioned that to the field supervisor.
The field supervisor told her flat out:
Of that 26oz (750mL) bottle, take a 4 oz (100mL) glass of wine. Enjoy it. Now, that glass:
-paid you for the grapes, the crushing, the fermenting containers, the blending, the aging storage, the filtering, the bottle, the label, the boxing, and the profit to the winery FOB winery doc.
The other 22 oz (650 mL) goes to the various levels of government.
Remember Dominion Electrohome? We could buy that television manufactured in Kitchener, Ontario CHEAPER in Buffalo than we could in Ontario.
Maybe if we kept our Elbows Up everyone could pay the same price for everything coast to coast, Team Canada and all. Or was that just for the TV cameras and the Selection committee.
Team Canada meant different things to different people. To the average Ontarian and certainly for its Premier, Team Canada means all in for Ontario, whatever is good for Ontario at the expense of all others. For our illustrious PM, Team Canada means all in on Ontario and Quebec because that's where most of the votes are. The Atlantic provinces would love to be in the team and are given scant attention due to the thirty some ridings there but they just remain on the periphery, just paid enough attention to get their votes. BC and Manitoba are half in half out, pulling mostly for their respective provinces. The only two provinces I see that actually mean Team Canada when they say Team Canada are Saskatchewan and Alberta and they are the two province most mistreated and derided by the rest of the country... go figure. Most people can't even agree on the colour of the sky, never mind pulling in one direction to the benefit of all. Our federation is sick, in bad need of help and Carney and his circus of inept clowns aren't the ones to do it.
Canada is circling the bowl and Canadians are sleepwalking through the whole thing. Canadians are not politically very smart. Elbows up will be the end of Canada. Woke is dead everywhere except in Canada where the left is doubling down... pathetic.
Ford and the America booze deal shows a serious lack of understanding and intelligence. Seriously
Taxes are the problem in Canada. That and liberal group think and Carneys deception
Enjoy your stay with friends and family in the great province of Saskatchewan.
And consider that all booze is way cheaper in America.
Say hello to Quick Dick McDick!
Back in the early 80"s while on a Seismic Crew near the Montana border, a few of use crossed over after the Milk River bar shut down. A Roadhouse there sold Liquor as Off-Sales, to our amazement; so we bought a 26er of Canadian Club ( marked Fof Export ) Being in a Company truck, the driver decided best to declare it. Well, even after paying the excise Tax, and the exchange rate; that bottle cost less than at an Alberta Liqor Store !
Well when you have an automatic booze increase every year we are not headed for affordability anytime soon. By the time my 18 year old is my age it will be well over $100 for a case of beer. Price everything out of existence. The Canadian way. 😢
Great comment. All levels of Canadian governments are addicted to taxes. There should be a label, in both French and English, on the foreheads of politicians, warning taxpayers that politicians are wasting our tax dollars.
Maybe that’s the point. Muslims don’t drink. Not sure about Southeast Asians. But then again there is the beef issue. Both expensive and maybe this government deems them both unnecessary or downright “bad”. 😉 This group will definitely out “populate” us in time.
I have no problem with American liquor producers and am happy to keep buying their products.
In Ontario where you live, Brian, Prohibition was ended in 1927 with the same legislation that created the LCBO... so, a century later, the monopoly exists only for the purposes of keeping prices high and justifying union jobs.
No matter how you slice it or where you buy it, Canadians get gouged at every turn. We pay more, have less selection and it's only gonna get worse. Tax, tax, tax... none of our governments know how to reign in spending so they tax us to death. Booze is only the tip of the spear... I need a drink!
While dumps Canadian Whiskey over closing a small plant. International wines and spirits must come from source and are forbidden to be bottled in Ontario.
While he dumps Canadian Whiskey over closing a small plant. International wines and spirits must come from source and are forbidden to be bottled in Ontario.
Happy Easter 🐣
Happy Easter also.
Brian - have you ever thought about checking out the local brews when you travel outside Ontario? We have for many years eschewed the major brands in favour of local breweries. Big Rock here in Calgary is a local brand which is very successful, but there are a fair few other local breweries, one of which now operates a brew pub near us.
Do remember, back in the day, that a major brewer wanted to close its brewery in Saskatoon but a few of the employees managed to buy out the premises and set up shop. That's where you should have been shopping when you were in Saskatchewan
Easy to understand. Canadian governments assume rightly that by making our identity and the American they will stay in power which they will. It's a long historical win for governments in Canada to hate America.
Government should never be in business, least of all in the liqour business.
You get what you vote for. Now you can understand why the 13 colonies decided to throw tea into boston harbor.
Brian, when I was a kid, my parents ran a vineyard. In 1974, my Mother found she liked a certain wine that the winery produced, and she mentioned that to the field supervisor.
The field supervisor told her flat out:
Of that 26oz (750mL) bottle, take a 4 oz (100mL) glass of wine. Enjoy it. Now, that glass:
-paid you for the grapes, the crushing, the fermenting containers, the blending, the aging storage, the filtering, the bottle, the label, the boxing, and the profit to the winery FOB winery doc.
The other 22 oz (650 mL) goes to the various levels of government.
Remember Dominion Electrohome? We could buy that television manufactured in Kitchener, Ontario CHEAPER in Buffalo than we could in Ontario.
In SK there is 15% sales tax on booze. 5% gst & 10% liquor tax. You have to factor that intonthe whiskey price
I buy my beer at Costco.....
I want the freedom to decide whether to buy American booze or anything else.
Donald Trump doesn’t drink alcohol. Antagonizing and punishing our Friends south of the 49th seems kind of idiotic.
Maybe if we kept our Elbows Up everyone could pay the same price for everything coast to coast, Team Canada and all. Or was that just for the TV cameras and the Selection committee.
Liberals are so stoopid.
Team Canada meant different things to different people. To the average Ontarian and certainly for its Premier, Team Canada means all in for Ontario, whatever is good for Ontario at the expense of all others. For our illustrious PM, Team Canada means all in on Ontario and Quebec because that's where most of the votes are. The Atlantic provinces would love to be in the team and are given scant attention due to the thirty some ridings there but they just remain on the periphery, just paid enough attention to get their votes. BC and Manitoba are half in half out, pulling mostly for their respective provinces. The only two provinces I see that actually mean Team Canada when they say Team Canada are Saskatchewan and Alberta and they are the two province most mistreated and derided by the rest of the country... go figure. Most people can't even agree on the colour of the sky, never mind pulling in one direction to the benefit of all. Our federation is sick, in bad need of help and Carney and his circus of inept clowns aren't the ones to do it.
It's over YMS. Even if Cons win and try pass legislation, it's too late. UNDRIP etc and every other act has sunk us.
Canada is circling the bowl and Canadians are sleepwalking through the whole thing. Canadians are not politically very smart. Elbows up will be the end of Canada. Woke is dead everywhere except in Canada where the left is doubling down... pathetic.