Further liberalizing alcohol sales could help Ontario
With the trade war between Canada and the United States ratcheting up by the hour, Canadian governments are about to be awash in red ink. Provincial governments in particular will face a world of financial hurt, with the feds taking in any tariff revenue and provinces preparing to spend billions to help impacted industries and […]
Bahaya Kebijakan Regulasi Minuman Beralkohol yang Terlalu Ketat
Kebijakan terkait dengan minuman beralkohol kerap menjadi isu yang menimbulkan pro dan kontra di berbagai negara di dunia. Aspek kesehatan hingga dampak sosial dari minuman beralkohol kerap menjadi fokus utama dalam kebijakan minuman beralkohol yang diterapkan di berbagai tempat. Di Indonesia misalnya, aturan yang memberlakukan regulasi ketat terkait minuman beralkohol merupakan hal yang bisa kita […]
Why Cancer Warnings On Alcohol Dilute The Meaning Of Risk
Canada is a cold place, and to get around my home of Ontario comfortably during the winter I’m lucky to have a top-shelf pair of American premium leather cowboy boots by Durango. They’re perfect, except for the part where they supposedly can increase my risk of cancer. Yes, because my boots comply with California’s Proposition […]
Letter to HHS: Concerns Regarding ICCPUD Alcohol Intake & Health Report
Today the Consumer Choice Center submitted a formal comment to the Department of Health and Human Services to express our sincere concern about bias in the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD) Alcohol Intake and Health (AIH) report, which could impact the 2025-20230 US Dietary Guidelines. Consumers need the best available […]
ICCPUD Report on Alcohol Deserves Skepticism
After months of controversy around its development, Health and Human Services (HHS) has published its highly anticipated report on alcohol and health through the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking (ICCPUD). The research was slammed in an October letter from 100 US Congressmen who expressed concern over its lack of transparency and […]
NASEM Findings On Alcohol Safety Are A Win For Science & Consumer Choice
After Congress allocated $1.3 million to the Department of Agriculture and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to study alcohol’s impact on consumer health, the findings have been released in time to inform the 2025-2030 U.S. Dietary Guidelines. NASEM’s findings were published today in the Review of Evidence on Alcohol and Health and reported on by POLITICO. Stephen […]
Elon Musk is right about the fun police
Right after the 2024 election, Tucker Carlson ramped up the promotion of his new nicotine pouch product, prompting Elon Musk to weigh in on the conservative host’s challenge to Zyn by calling out the “fun police” who stand against both Tucker’s odd humor and his zeal for pouches. The fun police are real, and they’ve shapeshifted and moved […]
Ontarians can’t get complacent about the liberalization of alcohol
Many Ontarians are celebrating the new rules that allow them to buy alcohol at big box stores like Costco and at their local convenience store, a practice other provinces and other countries have had for many years. This is a victory to be sure for convenience and consumer choice, but it is important not to […]
The LCBO is an archaic system with an ugly history
The history of the LCBO is rife with the contradiction of making money off a social vice they take pride in suppressing, and its existence is based in a sense of moral superiority that it knew what was best for Ontarians when it came to alcohol consumption. However, this moral superiority is contradicted by the […]
Stop the hand-wringing about privatizing liquor sales
Giving Ontarians greater choice and convenience in buying alcohol won’t significantly increase social harms, including drunk driving Three large health organizations are now criticizing Ontario’s government for its roll-out of alcohol in private stores. The Canadian Mental Health Association, the Canadian Public Health Association, and the Canadian Cancer Society have all called on Doug Ford’s government to […]
To President-Elect Trump: A Return To Consumer Choice
Donald Trump has been elected to return to the White House in an overwhelming election against Vice President Kamala Harris. Many factors drove the US electorate toward supporting Trump-Vance, among them concerns about the economy, inflation, and the cost of living in America, as well as illegal immigration and the scope of government in people’s […]
Retail industry reacts to budget with scepticism, general dismay
Immediate reaction to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s first budget has not been positive. Our regular columnist, CEO of the British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), Andrew Goodacre, condemned the budget out of hand, calling it, “Without doubt the worst for independent retailers I have seen in my time representing the sector. The government’s actions today show complete […]
