Distilling On the Political Agenda

In Manitoba’s recent provincial election, incumbent premier Brian Pallister promised 100 actions his government would take in its first 100 days in office. Now that he’s won, watch for changes that affect the Manitoba liquor industry. For instance, the Pallister government proposes to lift Sunday shopping restrictions, including those on liquor and wine stores. It also pledged to eliminate the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries markups on on-premise products sold at local craft distilleries, breweries and cideries—that’s 95% for spirits, according to the Winnipeg Free Press, meaning more money would theoretically go directly to producers