Ceci is starting to annoy me however, we need to be careful in over pushing small risks as then we are not allowing for new ideas and innovation and we will surely fail as a province.
Politicians are expected to try new ideas which have manageable risks.
Putting on a tax to out of province breweries ended up hurting jobs in Alberta. This isn't good, and maybe it is time to end the policy. However, is this only short term? Will this create a market where Albertians will invest in new brewers in Alberta and create more jobs then those lost? Investment takes time to react to market conditions. The long game may not be there yet.
Then there is the court case, which may make everything a moot point.
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