A federal move to lift restrictions on interprovincial sales of liquor is a welcome step, but only one step on the way to true free trade in wine, spirits and beer in Canada, industry experts say.
On Tuesday, the federal internal trade minister, Dominic LeBlanc, said he is introducing legislation to remove federal rules that require that alcohol being shipped from one province to another go through a provincial liquor authority.
It is the latest step in a decade-long campaign waged by small wineries and craft distillers to break down interprovincial barriers that blocked direct sales to consumers in other provinces. But to take effect, the change still requires provinces to loosen their own restrictions.
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