Howe Institute Commentary, radically change the landscape by providing real competition for the two quasi-monopolies, the LCBO and the Beer Store. [...] The reforms are likely to have the greatest impact on the Beer Store, which has roughly 420 retail outlets and a monopoly on private sales by the case. [...] And this is just the first step; the province says it intends to conduct a “broader review” of alcohol taxes to promote a more competitive marketplace. [...] Three questions loom: • What’s the Beer Store to do in the face of a large number of competitors in convenient locations able to undercut its prices? Its recycling contract runs to 2031, but it is difficult to see the major brewers making money from its huge retail network in a competitive marketplace. [...] Howe Institute and former economist at the Bank of Canada, the OECD, and the IMF.
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