Finance committee  [Inaudible--Editor]...like Ms. Dawson, in B.C. I think we'd have no problem in having that conversation. It's the other provinces where I can't speak to, but those are the markets that we want to reach to. What constitutes “reasonable” is the discussion point we need to address

Finance committee  I would agree. Clearly, the answer would be yes. That's what we in B.C. see as the opportunity in this bill. It's access to market and access to consumers, and that being here at home in Canada.

Finance committee  I could speak to B.C. We're in a very similar situation with our VQA-producing wineries. We're fortunate that the great majority being produced is being consumed. Yet we still have only 19% of that market in B.C. So there is lots of room for growth for us there. We're seeing tha

Finance committee  I would agree with my colleagues. I think that trying to get harmony across the provinces is the great Canadian tradition, so I think there's been plenty of time to do that. As Mr. Hicken says, it's been 80 years, so I think now's the time to put our best foot forward.

Finance committee  Thank you. Absolutely. I think, as my colleagues have said, we're a small producing region and a small producing country. The tourism aspect of this industry is critically important and there's a lot of value added there. The fact is that in B.C., the liquor control board is ve

Finance committee  In conclusion, the BCWI strongly supports this bill and encourages the House of Commons standing committee to complete its review with the goal of achieving royal assent before the House rises in June. We are encouraged by Premier Christy Clark's and opposition leader Adrian Dix

Finance committee  Good afternoon and thank you for this opportunity to state the B.C. wine industry's case before this committee. The B.C. Wine Institute is an organization of voluntary members that represents 95% of all wine production in the province and is wholly supported through member sales