5-minute read
En 1972, tout était beau, mais ça coûtait cher!
Competition and its effects on the cost of goods and services.
5-minute read
SAQ : avant de privatiser, libéraliser !
Small retailers should be allowed to import and sell wine freely, without going through the SAQ.
7-minute read
Neuf choses à savoir sur la gestion de l’offre
Supply management 101.
4-minute read
La Cour suprême va-t-elle briser le monopole de la SAQ ?
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of cross-border booze case.
4-minute read
For A Freer Press, Add Economic Freedom
The link between freedom of the press and economic freedom.
8-minute read
Viewpoint – How to Liberalize the Alcohol Market in Quebec
The Quebec government is currently studying various ways of ending the SAQ’s monopoly. The Crown corporation has indeed been the target of multiple criticisms over the years, as much for the prices of its products as for its management and efficiency. Another, less frequently heard but nonetheless important criticism is the lack of space the public monopoly leaves for small entrepreneurs. This latter concern should guide the government in its reflections on the liberalization of the alcohol market.
1-minute read
Importing, selling and buying wine in Quebec
Do you agree that independent merchants (for example, restaurant owners, wine merchants) should be able to import wine freely and sell it directly to consumers, without having to go through the SAQ? Do you agree that Quebeckers should be able to buy wine in Canada, or elsewhere, without having to go through the SAQ?
4-minute read
Let’s have independent wine shops in Quebec
Small retailers should be allowed to import and sell wine freely, without going through the SAQ.
4-minute read
Create level playing field between taxis, competition
Regulating ride sharing companies in Vancouver.
4-minute read
Give me softwood lumber, I’ll give you supply management
The threat of a renegotiation of our trade relations with the United States still exists.