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Ron Cannan, MP Kelowna Lake Country, tables Motion 601 calling for an amendment to this 1928 law that would allow Canadians to purchase wine directly from Canadian wineries for personal consumption.
Minister Ritz supports “…liberalizing the movement of wine for personal use within Canada. Facilitating a robust domestic market for Canadian wines is an obvious and necessary step".
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Two similar initiatives are underway to address U.S. wine access problems. (You may be interested to know that it is legal in 37 U.S. States to buy and ship wine across state boundaries.)
Links to Websites and Articles of Interest
ACWC provides links to articles that foster debate on inter-provincial,
winery-to-consumer sales and shipment of Canadian wine.
These articles represent the authors’ views and not that of the ACWC.
Apr 16/12 Wine Bill Legislatiing Common Sense, Windsor Star
Apr 9/12 Open Provincial Wine Barriers, Editorial, Ottawa Citizen
Apr 3/12 Free My Grapes. Push to end ban on interprovincial wine sales, News Talk 610 CKTB (St Catharines, ON)
Apr 3/12 Free My Grapes wine lovers tell MPs, News Talk 650 CKOM (Saskatoon, SK)
Apr 3/12 Wine lovers rally against cross border sales ban, CTVNews.ca Winnipeg
Apr 3/12 Free my grapes: wine lovers testify before MPs on cross border sales ban, Global Edmonton (Canadian Pres) and Brandon Sun
Apr 3/12 Free my grapes, wine lovers tell MPs on cross border sales ban, The Star (Canadian Press)
Apr 3/12 MP wants to pour wine barriers down the drain, Dan Nuetal, Ottawa Citizen (Postmedia News)
Apr 3/12 Free My Grapes! Wine lovers seek to repeal 1928 cross-border ban, Stephanie Levitz, Globe and Mail (Canadian Press)
Apr 3/12 Wine lovers protest provincial border rules, The Canadian Press, CBC News BC
Mar 8/12 Cross-border wine by W. John Switzer, The Winesights Reader
Feb 21/12 LCBO Must Go by Michael Taube, Ottawa Citizen
Feb 8/12 Wine lovers may get BYOB out of province by Paul Mcleod, Herald News
Feb 8/12 Interprovincial trade barriers hurt growth, Canadian Chamber of Commerce says by Peter O'Neil, Post Media News
Feb 5/12 MP Earns Support for bill to end prohibition-era ban on cross-border wine shipments by Peter O'Neil, Post Media News
Jan 1/12 Let the Wine Flow - editorial, The Globe and Mail
Dec 27/11 Roasting and Toasting, Reviewing the Wine Trends of 2011, by Beppi Crosariol, Globe and Mail
Dec 27/11 Critics hope private parliament bill will with sink antiquated interprovincial wine rules in 2012 by Andy Iven, The Province
Dec 21/11 Check out the Twitter discussion on interprovincial wine barriers (weekly wine related discussions will be held on Wednesdays. See BCWineChat.com)
Dec 12/11 Clark backs private member’s bill to allow wine sales across provincial borders by Wendy Stueck, Globe and Mail
Dec 12/11 Canadian Liquor Economics 101 by Mark Hicken, WineLaw.ca
Oct 11/11 Dix joins push for wine law changes by Kristi Patton, Pentiction Western News
Oct 4/11
Drive to loosen Canada's wine barriers takes next step by Don Fraser, St Catharines Standard
Oct 4/11
Reform Process for Wine Shipping Law Begins by Mark Hicken, Winelaw.ca
Oct 3/11
MP takes aim at wine rules by Josh Rubin, The Star
Oct 2/11
B.C. MP hopes to let wine pour across provincial borders by Susan Lazaruk, Vancouver Province
(also covered in the National Post, Montreal Gazette and Ottawa Citizen)
Sept 20/11
Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM delegates approve resolution
Improving Consumer Choice: Removing Inter-Provincial Trade Barriers to Sales of
100% Canadian Wine
Sept 16/11
Rule of Law Missed byLiquor Boards on Shipping Issue by Mark Hicken, WineLaw.ca
Sept 14/11
BC considering ways to relax wine shipment restrictions by Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun
Sept 12/11
Booze barriers coming down by Garth Kauth, Legal Feeds
Sept 10/11
Wineries welcome Ontario move to circumvent archaic law by Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun
Sept 1/11
It's Time We Have the Freedom to Ship Alcohol Between Provinces by Peter Jaworski, Huffington Post
[Note: This article misses the quiet, recent announcement by the LCBO that it is legal to bring up to 9 liters of wine into Ontario "on your person".]
Aug 29/11
Wine makers want more access to consumers by Sharon Singleton, Money
Aug 15/11
Shipping Law Update August 2011 by Mark Hicken, Wine Law
Jul 28/11
NPD leader Dix pours pressure on federal wine regulations by Steve Kidd, Penticton Western News
Jul 15/11
BC McRae's Ag Minister's agenda report - BC asks other provinces to review their positions on the inter-provincial trade of wine.
Jul 12/11
EXCLUSIVE: The man who says he can give Ontarians access to Ontario wines by Rick VanSickle, Wines in Niagara
Jun 27/11
Provincial Liquor Laws may be Illegal by Derek From, Montreal Gazette
Jun 19/11
Removing barriers on B.C. Wine moves one step closer, Scott Trudeau, Penticton Herald
Jun 15/11
Local Chamber spearheads effort to bring down barriers to inter-provincial wine trade, Osoyoos Times
Jun 9/11
Boundary War by Craig Pinhey, The Coast
Jun 6/11
An Open Message to the Canadian Wine Industry by Terry David Mulligan
May 30/11
Can't Cross Borders, Mark Galloway interviews Michael Pinkus on CBC Metro Morning
May 27/11
Wine Laws Can Drive You to Despair, by Josh Rubin, The Toronto Star
May 19/11
Bottles without Borders, by Janice Tibbets, Canadian Business
May 19/11
BC's Liquor Rules Still Sting by Danial Wood, Straight.com
May 18/11
Lessons from TDM's shipping law stunt by Mark Hicken, WineLaw.ca
May 17/11
Remington: Banning online liquor sales is the new prohabition by Robert Remmington, The Calgary Herald
May 17/11
N.S. wineries ensnared in Prohibition-era rule CBC News
May 16/11 CBC Maritime Noon
Challenging the law
May 14/11
Radio host Mulligan protests provinical liquor laws by Jen Gerson and Lea Storry, The Calgary Herald
May 13/11
CBC The Current
May 13/11
DJ carries wine between B.C. and Alberta to flout Prohibition law Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, reported in TheStar.com
May 13/11
No Whining: DJ Flouts Prohibition-era law Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press, reported on CTV-BC
May 12/11 Wendy Elliott
Wine by Mail, Kings County Advertiser/Register
May 10/11
Fermenting rebellion Aberta should allow direct purchases from wineries The Calgary Herald
May 9/11
Canadian Wine blog by Similkameen Wineries Association
May 9/11
Feeling the Pain of Canadian Wine Lovers by Vinography a Wine Blog
May 9/11
Radio host hopes to crush 'stupid' law by walking across Alberta line by Jen Gerson, Calgary Herald
Apr 30/11
Illegal Wine Transport on the Evening News, CHBC Global News
Apr 29/11
Is Terry David Mulligan going to jail? by Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, Winnipeg Free Press
Apr 27/11
Broadcaster Terry Mulligan plans to defy 'outdated' wine law by Andy Ivens, reprinted in the The Calgary Herald
Apr 27/11
Pairing Wine with Civil Disobidience by Dr. Vino
Apr 26/11
Media Personality Terry Mulligan ready for charges over wine importation by Andy Ivens, The Province
Apr 26/11
Outlaw Terry David Mulligan plans illegal road trip by Kent Mulgat on CTV BC
Apr 25/11
In the vineyard, fermenting dissent by Rita Trichur, Globe and Mail
Apr 21/11
Rivera: Don't destroy small vintners, brewers and distillers Relics of Prohibition should crawl back under their rocks by Dick Rivera is president of the American Beverage Institute, Washington Post
Apr 21/11
Burning Down the House by Michael Pinkus, Ontario Wine Review
Apr 20/11 I
n BC, private wine shops are awesome. Why not here in Ontario? by Rick Van Sickle, Wines in Niagara
Apr 20/11
Extra! Extra! A Wine Crime to Be Committed by Jonathan Wilson, Labeled.ca
Apr 12/11
Wine makers hot over Prohibition-era law by Rita Trichur, Globe and Mail
Apr 11/11
The Bloc passes the buck on removing inter-provincial wine barriers. Wine: The Political Football by Robert K. Stephen, The Windsor Square
Terry David Mulligan, FreeMyGrapes Hero
Apr 8/11
Terry Mulligan willing to go to jail to fight liquor law by gkorstrom@biv.com, Business in Vancouver (BIV)
Apr 4/11
Canada's Wine Industry Wants a Vote by Peter Mitham, Wines and Vines
Apr 4/11
Bottles Across Borders by Tim Pawsey at North Shore News
Mar 4/11
Ship, Ship, Hooray! by Labeled @jonathanwil
Mar 4/11
Free My Grapes from Sea to Shining Sea by @Frogspadca
Telegraph Journal
Feb 28/11
Okanagan wine culture slams into prohibition-era law‘A silly thing’ that needs to go'
Vancouver Sun
Feb 18/11
Canadians Love Wine by Labeled.ca
Feb 13/11
Only recently did I discover my grapes are being prosecuted by Greener Today
Jan 26/11
Uncorked in Calgary features FreeMyGrapes
Jan 21/11
Pressing to sell Niagara wines in Canada (Welland Tribune) Sharon Marks takes up the FreeMyGrapes.ca challenge in a big way. Way to go, Sharon!!
Jan 16/11
Fighting against 'outdated' liquor laws FreeMyGrapes.ca makes the front page of the Ottawa Citizen
Jan 7/11
Plan for Niagara wines in 2011: Drink more Rieslings. Rick VanSickle's 2011 New Year's resolutions
Dec 29/10
Chinese Fake Wine Stuns Nation - China cracks down on Chinese counterfeits
Dec 21/10
Maryland's comptroller recommends direct shipment of wine
Dec 18/10
Merl-Oh Canada Private member's bill would allow Canadian wine to be shipped between provinces - Winnipeg Free Press by Ben MacPhee-Sigurdson, The Grape Nut
Dec 10/10
The Law is a Ass - Dave Domaine’s blog
Dec 10/10
Amending the liquor laws: How a good idea can go bad - Globe and Mail Blog
Dec 10/10
Delta Chamber of Commerce takes up Kelowna call for action
Dec 9/10
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce issues call to action to the national Chamber network.
Dec 8/10
Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Supports Grape Campaign
Dec 8/10
Proposed Law Would Allow Wine to be Shipped Across Provincial Borders - Osoyoos Times [Note: The Cannan proposal is a motion which, if approved, would not have the same impact as a law.]
Dec 7/10
There’s a Conservative wine caucus? Apparently. And they’re behind FreeMyGrapes.ca - Edmonton Sun [Important Note: FreeMyGrapes.ca is an independent, non-partisan, grassroots organization representing the interests of wine lovers. Ron Cannan is a supporter. We are happy to work with any elected official that supports our cause.]
Dec 7/10
Buying Canadian Wine? - Similkameen Spotlight
Dec 6/10
Welcome to Canada, the land of the free, unless you are a wine drinker - Hill Times
Dec 6/10
Free our Wine, and the rest will follow - Globe and Mail
Dec 3/10
82 year old liquor law under fire - The Province
Dec 2/10
Local organization hopes to break provincial wine barrier - EMC News Kanata
Dec 1/10
Wine should flow across provincial borders CBC News
Nov 19/10
Wines in Niagara reports BC VQA WINE SALES ON THE RISE [Just wish we could buy more of them in Ontario]
Nov 18/10
Min Ritz responds to questions on wine inter-provincial trade barriers
Nov/10
WINE BOTTLENECK LAW - CHBC VIDEO CLIP
Nov 16/10
Nova Scotia’s Labeled.ca Shipping Blues article
Nov 12/10
Okanagan’s CHBC Moving Wine Across Provincial Borders
Nov 12/10
Great article on Free my Grapes by Monique Beech, St Catharines Standard
Nov 12/10
LCBO Cash Cow - Metro News
Oct 25/10
Chamber presents case against provincial wine trade barriers - St. Catharines Standard - ON