11-12-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com

Today's letters: Free the beer, battling for bronze

Taxes, not health, behind beer battle
Re: There is no legal right to smuggle beer, Dec. 8.
Rob Cunningham’s suggestion that the government’s concern about beer purchased in another province is somehow related to health programs or an issue of smuggling is wishful thinking. The so-called “sin taxes” on alcohol, tobacco and the future tax on cannabis are significant sources of revenue for governments and the loss of that income is likely the real concern.
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