Essay - Alcohol for Sale the Purpose of This Paper is to...

Alcohol for Sale

***** purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss, and analyze the *****pic ***** alcohol and drug addictions. Specifically it will discuss whether ***** should be available ***** sale in corner stores in Ontario, as it is right now ***** Quebec. Currently, the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) a government agency that regulates ***** *****s of most alcohol in the province, controls ***** sales in Ontario. Selling liquor outside ***** government-owned or approved locations could be in ***** future, ***** ***** has happened in *****, and Al*****rta has privatized ***** sales, lead*****g to more liquor stores in that province. Studies indicate that privatizing liquor sales could be beneficial to the province ***** to consumers.

In Ontario, liquor sales are strictly controlled, and ***** is the case in most provinces. People buy their liquor at the st*****e LCBO stores, or even online, or they can go over the b*****der into the U.S. and bring back liquor, those are essentially ***** only choices. Because of th*****, *****ere is very little competition to keep prices down, or ***** keep ***** low f***** *****.

***** does al***** sales from other sources, but they are all under g*****nment control, like the Beer Stores, retail winery stores, ***** ***** locations. In Quebec, the Societe des alcools du Quebec (SAQ) is the provincial agency regulating alcohol *****, and they do allow sales in grocery stores and ***** ***** *****, unlike Ontario. Alberta ***** the only province that has privatized liquor sales, and many people believe doing the same in ***** would actually be beneficial to ***** government and the people.

Government regulation helps ***** prices higher, ***** ***** people feel ***** it helps keep alcohol consumption under control, as well, which keeps alcohol addiction down in provinces with strict regulations. The LCBO contributes ***** alcohol aw*****ness by offering social responsibility courses in schools and businesses, and ***** collecting money to support organizations such as MADD and other *****-related causes and events. *****y also run a recycling program and ***** local charities and organizations. In addition, ***** contribute billions of dollars to the economy of Ontario, as well. They run an aggressive advertising campaign, and some people believe that helps ***** ***** alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and that in effect the province, by regulating alcohol sales, is helping promote alcohol addiction and ***** in the communities.

By contrast, most everyone is well aware ***** in Am*****rdam, in the Ne*****rlands, marijuana is legal in cafes called coffee shops, and because it is less regulated, they have far fewer problems w*****h addiction ***** abuse in Amsterdam. They do have problems with organized crime, and announced in late 2008 that ***** would close ***** coffee shops and other shops due to crim*****ality, but not due ***** health related or ***** concerns (Sterling).

***** a survey conducted by a marketing group, most ***** residents approve of the monopoly on liquor *****, essentially because ***** the revenue it brings the *****, ***** they do not want that to change,