Finance committee  Also, they mesh well. One grows the other, just like in Ontario. Wineries grow liquor boards grow wineries grow liquor boards....

Finance committee  I think the important thing to understand is that, certainly in Ontario, when we're building our premium brands, they are sold primarily, right now, at your cellar door or through the Ontario Liquor Board through Vintages. They release so few SKUs of Ontario VQA wine every year

Finance committee  I think the provinces have been discussing this when they meet at the Canadian Association of Liquor Jurisdictions. So I think they've had an opportunity to discuss this and to see if they can come to terms, and if what we've seen reflected in their policy is any indication, I do

Finance committee  Yes. We recently finished a study in Ontario on the economic impact of the sale of VQA wines, and we looked at their impact on the economy over and above taxation. For every litre of VQA wine that is sold in Ontario, it's $12.29 in added economic value for both the province and t

Finance committee  I try to stress how diverse an industry the wine industry is. I know in your community, say, in the town of Lincoln, wineries are the biggest industrial taxpayers in that community. They're very significant and they're there to stay. People have tens of millions of dollars of in

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  Good afternoon. I'm Hillary Dawson. I'm president of the Wine Council of Ontario. On behalf of our membership, I'm very honoured to be invited to come and participate in these committee hearings today. The Wine Council of Ontario is the champion of Ontario's high-quality, aut