British Columbia opposes a boycott of alberta of her wine

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Monday, February 19, 2018 22:28

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VICTORIA | The government of british columbia has taken a step further in the conflict with the Alberta indicating that it will oppose the boycott of his wine by its neighbour.

British Columbia has announced, Monday, its intention to use the mechanisms of regulation of the various business specified in the Agreement of free trade in canada (ALEC) to force Alberta to abandon its ban on the import of wine columbian.

“The wine industry is important to our economy, creating good jobs and other benefits for British Columbians. We support our wine producers and our communities that depend on this industry,” said the minister of Employment, Trade and Technology Bruce Ralston, in a news release announcing the appeal to ALEC. Mr. Ralston has accused Alberta of tackling the “mode of life” of the wine-growers of the province.

The first minister of Alberta, Rachel Notley, had announced a boycott of wine imports in retaliation after the British-British had decided to prevent any increase in the quantity of oil passing through its territory. This measure has the effect of interfering with the construction of the oil pipeline of Trans Mountain, which must convey 900 000 barrels of oil per day from Alberta to the port of Burnaby, suburb of Vancouver, in view of the export.

According to Ms Notley, Albertans had purchased for approximately $ 70 million in wine columbian last year.