The Conservative Party of Quebec’s latest promise to abolish the monopoly of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) does not hold water, according to a political expert.
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“We have already heard that with the proposals of the ADQ. That is a promise that makes no sense. The liquor company is an important source of revenue for the state. I wonder how he will manage to pay the tax reductions with this proposal. The existence of the SAQ guarantees product quality that is accessible to everyone, even in the regions,” says André Lamoureux, lecturer in the political science department at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM).
By letting the private sector establish itself in this market, the quality of the products might go down considerably in these types of stores, especially in the regions where one must pay several transport costs.
“We might see the piquette appear on the shelves, as we say in good Quebecers. We would also have no guarantee of having good products at good prices in the region,” he said.
This political pundit also dipped into the other pledges, see which party has come out on top so far in the video above.
