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Quebec and Ontario have the most restrictive policies when it comes to importing alcohol from out-of-province.

In Quebec , only the provincial alcohol corporation Société des alcools du Québec has legal authority to import alcohol.

Ontario had strict limits on how much alcohol you could bring into the province.

Starting this month , wineries in B.C. can now directly ship wine to consumers in Alberta .

In 2012 , New Brunswick resident Gérard Comeau travelled to Quebec to buy cheap beer.

He was fined nearly $300 for possessing liquor not purchased from the New Brunswick Liquor Corporation .

The Supreme Court came down on the side of provinces being allowed to regulate the liquor trade.

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