B.C. booze review seriously pondering selling booze in grocery stores

VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Liberal government says it’s seriously considering allowing grocery stores to sell alcohol.

Liberal liquor policy reform chief John Yap says British Columbians appear to be overwhelmingly in favour of picking up a six-pack with their bread and milk.

He says 80 per cent of the people responding to the government’s on-going liquor policy review put booze in grocery stores at the top of their wish list.

Yap says British Columbians have three more days to participate in the review through a government blog.

He says he will present the review’s findings and responses to Justice Minister Suzanne Anton on Nov. 25.

Yap says Quebec, Nova Scotia and Ontario all have some forms of booze sales in stores, which B.C. will examine before considering the concept further.