Editorial: Liquor-store limit should go

City council is in an awkward spot. If it changes the rule that now bans any new liquor store from opening within 500 metres of an existing store, it will surely be accused of pandering to Daryl Katz, owner of the Edmonton Oilers and perpetual lightning rod for civic controversy.
But better bad optics than a flawed bylaw. With or without Katz’s liquor store, it’s time for city council to scrap this problematic rule that imposes over-reaching, artificial limits on competition and may