Chris Varcoe: Why beer and politics don’t mix

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This is a story about beer and business, and what happens when they’re mixed with politics. Mostly, though, it’s about what happened to Calgary couple Mike Tessier and Bo Vitanov when they opened their own beer importing agency — and saw their business side-swiped by government policy designed to help…

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When the police come knocking over feisty Facebook comments

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“In some countries, insulting politicians can lead to jail.” That’s the provocative subtitle of a recent article in The Economist that lumped Canada in with Burma, China and Vietnam as countries that still prosecute citizens who defame public officials. It may come as a surprise to find ourselves in such…

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Metro News: Panel says Alberta must change ‘discriminatory’ beer rebate

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An expert panel has determined Alberta’s rebate program for small Alberta brewers is “discriminatory” and violates Canada’s Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT). Now they're asking the province to change its policies to comply with the agreement within six months. The panel is assembled under the AIT to adjudicate disputes, which…

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