Monopolies generally drive prices up by restricting competition.
liquor control
July 29, 2024
1:00AM
Monopolies generally drive prices up by restricting competition.
July 5, 2024
2:35PM
The provincial government recently intervened in the Crown corporation's internal business decisions.
March 5, 2024
2:30AM
The Beer Store owns a monopoly on all 12-pack and 24-pack beer sales in the province.
October 4, 2023
9:06AM
There’s nothing peculiar about letter delivery, trains, television and radio programs, or alcohol sales that justifies governmental operation.
August 16, 2022
3:30PM
The private sector typically provides better hours, better selection and more convenience for customers.
December 2, 2011
2:00AM
Since prohibition ended in the 1920s, British Columbia liquor laws have been significantly liberalized, moves that most British Columbians have welcomed.