Very quickly, the federal legislation in 1928 created the monopolies and gave all of the powers of first receipt in the monopoly to a monopoly system for any alcohol entering into the province, or from out of the country coming into the province. Along with that, it gave them the right to regulate the sale of alcohol within their jurisdictions. I know in Ontario, the Wine Council of Ontario is seeking some boutique private wine stores to be able to sell both Canadian and imported wines as trade compliant. That's a decision the Government of Ontario will take. Likewise in other provinces to be able to sell wine in your grocery stores.... In Ontario, a number of wineries have private licenses that predate free trade, and they're located in some Loblaws. In Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission has included some of its agency stores in Sobeys, for example, but it's a decision of the provincial government, unfortunately.
On November 29th, 2011. See this statement in context.