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Scott Brison, MP Kings-Hants
Scott Brison, MP from Kings-Hants in Nova Scotia, trades his private member bill time to get Bill C-311 through 3rd Reading before the House rises for the summer. After the NDP filibuster, this non-partisan cooperation and support for Canadian wine drinkers makes Scott a FreeMyGrapes hero.
Dan Albas
MP Okanagan-Coquihalla
Delivers bill C-311 in his
first 6 months on the job!
Terry David Mulligan:
A True FreeMyGrapes Hero
Premier Gordon Campbell Stands Up for BC's Wine Industry
Ron Cannan,
Member of Parliament
Kelowna – Lake Country
Our 1st ACWC Hero!
ACWC HEROES:
Do you know a politician, wine writer or other champion who actively supports direct to consumer wine sales across provincial boundaries?
Nominate your ACWC hero by
sending us an email
A big shout-out for our supporters who really go the extra mile and provide on-going support in raising the profile of our cause.
Frank Haddad,
Vancouver's In the Glass wine writer
Jonathan Wilson,
NS sommelier & wine blogger labeled.ca
Sharon Marks,
Sommelier & Twitterdiva @winevanna)
FreeMyGrapes thanks our CHAMPIONS:
Spreading the word is essential to winning our campaign. We thank organizations who have an ongoing commitment to raising awareness on the need to remove inter-provincial wine barriers.
Check out the new Harris-Decima Survey
85% of Canadians view inter-provincial wine barriers as unreasonable
Bill C-311 is Now Law
June 28/12
MP Dan Albas' bill provides a personal exemption for
the inter-provincial shipment of wine for personal use (within limits and regulations set by each province).
Read the Bill Here
Provincial Updates -
There's still more work to do
Manitoba and BC allow direct to consumer inter-provincial wine imports. FreeMyGrapes thanks them for their leadership.
CVA and Mark Hicken both say Alberta also permits direct online ordering but Alberta's AGLC says no. Mark Hicken's expert view is that Ontario is also open but the LCBO says no.
Views for Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia differ.
(click here to read the views of Mark Hicken,
the Canadian Vintners Association and CALJ)
Click here
to see how you can help us get the provinces on board!
Previous Updates
Jun 18/12 FreeMyGrapes We're Almost There! (updated)
Mise à jour - FreeMyGrapes (FR)
** Jun 16/12 Wine Shipping Law Reform About to Pass - Despite Liquor Boards (by Mark Hicken, WineLaw.ca)
Jan 10/12 FreeMyGrapes Progress Report
Dec 9/11 FreeMyGrapes Press Release
Alliance of Canadian Wine Consumers
(ACWC) is a grassroots, volunteer alliance of wine lovers whose goal is to change the provincial and federal laws so Canadians can purchase not-for-resale wine directly from Canadian wineries in other provinces and have it shipped to their homes.
There is an archaic law, Importation of Intoxicating Liquors Act or IILA, and the accompanied provincial legislation/regulations that need to change. Canadians should be able to buy, order and ship Canadian wines across provincial borders for personal use without getting a fine or jail time and a criminal record. Equally, wineries should not be threatened with prosecution or having their products removed from provincial liquor board stores because they took an order from an adult Canadian who happens to live in another province.
Change will only happen if we tell politicians what we want.
We’ve made it easy for you to tell your provincial MPP/MLA/MNA that you want the laws changed so you can buy great Canadian wines.
Nominate A Great Canadian Wine
Do you know a great Canadian wine from another province that is sold only at the winery or you can’t find on the shelf at your local liquor/wine store?
Send us your Great Canadian Wine for ACWC’s “We want this wine!” page.
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Contact ACWC: AllianceCdnWineConsumers@gmail.com