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()pponenh. such as MAD!) (L'mada, remind Us alcohol costs lives and big; dollars. 'llie anti drinking and driving organizatkm noted of the ‘iwragc 2.541 (‘anzr dians killvd i-ach war in motor vehicles crashes. abuut 40 per cent were iinpaiimem-relaicd and. using a social cost model. impair- ment-related driVing deaths. inju- ries and property crab- os in Canada cost an estimated $30.62 billion in 20m. Proponents tell you Ontario's alcohol mail! lg mlem. legislated in 1927. is mu 0! date and much with the surveyed demands of some 67 per wm 0f adults who want In buy l‘u-ir htxm' a! m-igh- hourhuod CUIIWlliL'nL't' Mums. .7 Cl ['13 m (nub. mm The provincial alcohol sales debate is enough to drivejxmpk- [0 drink 0! (hr exact opposite. ‘lhose opposing say taxpay- ers would have to bankmli more inspi-x'mrs a! :1! ask why we wnuld want In inviu mom alcohnl- fuelled carnage. Champions of relaxed liquor sale laws suggest thousands of mm sales jobs wuuld be created. Last summer. after an Ipsos Reid study ft r the Ontario Conve- nience Slams Axum-iation shtmed two-thirds of respondents wan!- ed expanded alcohol purchas- ing "minus. a petition. signed by 112.500 signalling; their suppun for beer and wine in convenience mums, was jvliwmd ‘m Queen's Park. While that's not quite l per cm" on the prm'im‘e's population. asmwiation ( 150 have Bryam tob- bk-d hard wiih numbers. Citing a 201! independent study that Inolwd at the job the 11280. the Beer Store and chain convenient-t stores do with age checks. he said one in four min‘ors successfully purchased‘ age-- restricted products from [£80. and one in five [mm 1119 Heel 8mm. compared :0 one in eight for conveniencr stores. Not much has changed legisla- liwfy in a you. let alone the Ievel of angst on both Sides of the wrangie. Last we: k. 60 Ontario Mac‘s (hnvenicnc: locations launched the Free 0m Beer m-slorc carn- paign. ‘lhe d 1»? features 3 posts: of an open fridge that holds shelves of ice-cold bee ’ and asks. ‘What “you could buy bust here?" It also mvitm consumers 0 sign an onlinc peti- tion at freamrlmma. which sup~ puns the call for alcohol products to he sold a» convenience stores in Ilw pmvinu a Do you want more booze-buying options? WWW Mom than 3(1)!)00 Ontarians have signed on. Mac's operations flee-preskiem Tom Muhcr said. The Mac's campaign Ls a fun. creative way of showing custom- ers what the inside of their Mac's slum may well look like. perhaps not so kmg from now. he in a media n-loasc THE ALCOHOL SALES DEBAIE BY THE IHIBEHS 19â€"gmmmm «Whmhm .‘ mmumum Mdmflhuhflm Gabâ€"Winde mummfihmdn (Knolflwut. 2â€"mdmflhln Minimum MMWMMVI! adafimdhwdmn mmummh Multan-mu “mammals: masâ€"mm”: Malibu-ath SUIâ€"~nttsdshklfl'flulfl11. sumâ€"mmmm Reiterating the association's surwy that almost seven 0! 10 age-of~majority consumers want to buy alcohol at comer stores. Mr. Moher speculated the move would create 1.600 new, full-time jobs by permitting the sale of beer. wine and spirits at its 547 Ontario stones. Ontario would alSo benefit mahmmu mâ€"umhmu ummnfifiu mdwmhmm aâ€"mdwm mule. ' m-mmw Mikmnuhh mâ€"mmwhma add“. maâ€"mmmn cranium â€"mm(uu m “Mk-ml!” mamhmdh- fmmincrcascd mvcnucs if alcohol was permitted for sale in conve- nience stores. he said. Selling! alcohol outside the [£80 and Beer Slum is no! in the best interest of public safe- ty. MAD!) Canada ( 1E0 Andrew Mlll’k' argued. “it's not l]L‘L‘t‘S\flI’)’.- he said bluntly. "Convenience storcs' pun: motivation Ls profit. With dwin- dling tobacco sales. alcohol is the replacfinent. Lookat recent tobacco and lotterv issues. Whv givethem beer and wine?” ; Convenience stun: chains and their professional associations are maneuvering proactively. invent~ ing desire and asking consumers to blindly board the bandwagm. M r. Murie said. “No one is realIy asking for this.” he "'l'hey'ro encourag- lng people to sign a petition. but they're not giving the full facts." Under (hoada's constitution. responsibility for enacting laws and regulations regarding the sale and distribution of alcoholic bever- ages in (‘anada is the sole respon- sibility of the provinces Canada's territories have also been granted similar autonomy over these mat- ters under the provisions of federal legislation. As such. Mr. Mudc points to privalllminn in Alberta and Bril- ish Columbia. In those provinces. govemmem alcohol outlets have an an per-com rumpllanre against serving minors. while private dis- It’s something I've given a (or of though! :0 as it seems to work in other plants. but it mam me hesi- tate to sayyvs -~ will 1‘! be msierfor “youngw pmple to get? That's the part (ha: mna'rm mu Keith lean-Mark. Snouflvllle see video at yorkregionxom tributors have achieved only 29 percent. (kwenmwm rvgulau-d stores train staff to he \igflam against minms. mfming m sell In inmxr rated customers and to call 9|] if a person under the influence atmmpts u) drivv (Zunveniwu'v slum t'mpluyvcs lend to work alone. are young and am mun- likcly [use]! alcohol with- out question to underage friends. As well. private omit-ts tend In sell bm-r and wine at higher prices. he said. noting Alberta has the priciest alcohol in Canada. MAUI) (hueda’a goal is not to pmhihit the legal. responsible consumption of alcohol. he said. lltmever. when alcohol is over- consumcd. it imposes twmendous costs on drinkers and the people and communities around them. If the system is: nm broken. tht'rc's no wed in fix it. (Lunwr vative Newmarkvl-.~\umra MPP Frank Kim said. adding the prov ini‘o has a System of distribution that works quite well. Mr. laces believes the strategy (9 privatin: Ontario alcohol sales is shon-sighled. It's not in the best interest of the public or convenience stores. he noting doing so would have unintentional consequences. He spu‘ulawd ft-‘w haw mmid cred the logistics of storing inven- tory. cost of administration and n‘gulamryfioniorccmvm. Selling alcohol outside gov- ommem Hulk-ts alm has serimu social implications. Mr. Klees said Rather than a focus on more almhnl sales Hulk-Is. ()mariu should ramp up drink and drin'ng edumtion and enforcement. Mr Granting convenience stores the righl in soil alcohol will not happen until new iegislaiivc rules. and regulations are in place. he said. adding that's not a simpli- process.