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Lecocq wrote:I absolutely despise Dalton McGuinty and can't wait until the end of this year when he will be voted out
SteelbackGuy wrote:Lecocq wrote:I absolutely despise Dalton McGuinty and can't wait until the end of this year when he will be voted out
You're right. And what is even scarier is who will likely be replacing him. *shudder*
As a quote I once read so eloquently put it: "Ontario, the province where fun came to die."icemachine wrote:I'd be more impressed if Premier Dad would allow private stores to exist alongside the LCBO. If the variety stores of rural Ontario can be trusted to act as LCBO/Beer Store agencies, why couldn't approved variety stores in the rest of province do the same
Well, it's probably a bad idea to discuss politics on this board, but "who will be replacing him" is likely to be quite a bit better, especially from a craft beer/deregulation/privatization point of view. At least from early indications. Pretty hard to be worse to beer lovers, these latest small efforts to be beer friendly notwithstanding.You're right. And what is even scarier is who will likely be replacing him. *shudder*
midlife crisis wrote:Well, it's probably a bad idea to discuss politics on this board, but "who will be replacing him" is likely to be quite a bit better, especially from a craft beer/deregulation/privatization point of view. At least from early indications. Pretty hard to be worse to beer lovers, these latest small efforts to be beer friendly notwithstanding.You're right. And what is even scarier is who will likely be replacing him. *shudder*
How about all of the previous governments; whoever put us un this spot to start with? Who thought it would be a good idea for two companies to control the beer store? That's who I'd like to talk to.midlife crisis wrote:...Pretty hard to be worse to beer lovers, these latest small efforts to be beer friendly notwithstanding.
No-one thought that - at least not at first.The_Jester wrote:Who thought it would be a good idea for two companies to control the beer store? That's who I'd like to talk to.
Thinking about the beer store I am surprised that the two major players that own it, are able to place nice with each other long enough to keep the beer store running as well as it does. I mean how do they agree on the prices of Canadian vs. the prices of Blue, and how do they decide who gets the prime store space? It would be like if the government told Toyota and GM that all new dealership locations had to be shared, and expecting them to come to an agreement.Derek wrote: And that's the crux of the problem. They ignore the issues with this outdated business, which has indeed evolved into something that was never intended (ie. no longer a Brewers Retail, but a foreign-owned monopoly), and they continue to refuse to allow a free market.
Or maybe they just hope TBS will devolve into recycling depots and more cash will flow into the LCBO outlets?
I believe the breweries that submit the beer get to pick their price. So Molson, acting as the supplier (not the owner), gets to pick the price of Canadian.Kel Varnsen wrote: Thinking about the beer store I am surprised that the two major players that own it, are able to place nice with each other long enough to keep the beer store running as well as it does. I mean how do they agree on the prices of Canadian vs. the prices of Blue, and how do they decide who gets the prime store space? It would be like if the government told Toyota and GM that all new dealership locations had to be shared, and expecting them to come to an agreement.
Absurdly so. I too would hope the long-known obsolescence of TBS catches up with it.Derek wrote:Excellent post Greg.
Dalton did make a nice plug for craft beer in that video, but he also deferred the issues raised with TBS to the private entity 'TBS'.
And that's the crux of the problem. They ignore the issues with this outdated business, which has indeed evolved into something that was never intended (ie. no longer a Brewers Retail, but a foreign-owned monopoly), and they continue to refuse to allow a free market.
Unfortunately, there are only 93 people in the province who are aware of this fact.Belgian wrote:...I too would hope the long-known obsolescence of TBS catches up with it...