A 14-year-old document sheds light on The Beer Store’s baffling beer monopoly

A 14-year-old document sheds light on The Beer Store’s baffling beer monopoly

$1,015,000,000

—The amount of extra money the LCBO could make each year if it were to compete more aggressively with The Beer Store, according to a recent report from Ontario lobby group Restaurants Canada. The brief was cited today in a Star exposé by reporter Martin Regg Cohn, who claims to have uncovered a document proving the existence of a secret agreement that, for the past 14 years, has prevented the LCBO from horning in on The Beer Store’s lucrative bulk-beer trade.