inter-provincial trade regulations

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The New Brunswick Provincial Court ruled that the province’s effective ban on liquor purchased out-of-province was unconstitutional.

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If you live in British Columbia, Manitoba or Nova Scotia, raise a toast to the enlightened politicians who rule over you. In those provinces, consumers face no legal or regulatory barriers to mutually consenting commerce with wineries elsewhere in Canada. Their consumers can buy wine from anywhere in the country, either in-person or online. It is a guaranteed federal right but one which many provinces resist.