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Originally Posted by Wiggum_PI
I thought they would go the protectionist route, because that's exactly what they did for the Alberta craft breweries.
The NDP increased taxes to $1.25/litre for all beer sold in Alberta, but they subsidize all the Alberta based breweries through the "Alberta Small Brewers Development Program".
Definitely not a free market scenario.
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Socialism generally favours protectionism, which is why I found it surprising that so many conservatives were calling for it (in the form of only giving this contract to an Alberta company, when conservatives, historically, favour free market).