December 12, 2025
The BC Craft Brewers Guild has been working hard in 2025 to protect craft beer producers in BC, arguing that the province’s stepped markup system discourages […]
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November 25, 2025
Canadian wineries are reaping unexpected rewards resulting from the ‘Buy Canadian’ movement. In response to the U.S. administration’s tariffs on Canada and President Trump’s talk of […]
November 17, 2025
On October 26, 2025, the 8-week old BCGEU strike finally came to an end as the union and the BC government reached a tentative agreement. From […]
October 20, 2025
October 27 Update: BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with BC Government On October 26, 2025, BCGEU and the government of BC reached a tentative agreement after 8 […]
October 12, 2025
October 27 Update: BCGEU Reaches Tentative Agreement with BC Government On October 26, 2025, BCGEU and the government of BC reached a tentative agreement after 8 […]
September 26, 2025
Is Canada experiencing the unintended consequences of the American liquor ban? In March 2025, the BC government pulled American liquor from BC Liquor Stores and halted […]
September 5, 2025
For our BC liquor and cannabis store clients, the current BCGEU province-wide strike may escalate and slow or halt distribution of products.
August 14, 2025
Until last month, the Ministry of Public Safety was entirely in charge of policy, regulations and compliance enforcement related to BC cannabis licensing.
August 11, 2025
On April 1, the Alberta government introduced a new flat-fee price increase of 15 cents on every 750 ml bottle of wine, as well as a […]