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Opinion: Booze ban in stores a giant step backward for Alberta

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Sara MacIntyre: Alberta government announced it was abandoning plans to allow sale of some beverage alcohol in convenience stores.

She says the government is literally picking winners and losers, a shocking move by a Smith -led government.

Alberta staying with the status quo is a sharp contrast to Ontario , where Premier Doug Ford welcomed the sale of beer and wine in provincial stores.

Macintyre : Ontario seems content to pass the torch of leadership on responsible freedom to Ontario .

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