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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
Looser liquor laws soon: AG
Bentley says beer tents at festivals may be gone this summer Proposal also includes extending liquor hours for weddings, charity events to 2 a.m. and opening up the province to all-inclusive vacation packages There’s “overwhelming” public support for Ontario to relax its liquor laws — something the provincial government will deliver this summer, said Attorney General Chris Bentley.
Adults will soon have more freedom to wander around at festivals with a drink in hand under new provincial regulations, he said in an interview. No date has been set for their
release, but the new rules should take effect in time for the summer, Bentley added. The public’s chance to comment on the proposed changes ended May 1. While a few people
disagreed with the idea, most supported it, he said. “The overwhelming majority were for more flexibility,” Bentley said. Bentley floated his proposal to loosen Ontario’s liquor laws in
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February. Festival-goers would still have to consume their drinks within a “defined area,” but they would be able to wander around and do some shopping at retail stalls. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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