Nunavut’s legislature passed a ban on European booze 9-0, even though it could violate international trade agreements, because the EU banned seal products last year.
A Nunavut MLA said that the Territory won’t go completely dry.
“You’ve got to remember, we’re not making it illegal for people to order European liquor in Nunavut. They can still do it through a government permit and get it from Ottawa, Montreal and even Yellowknife. It’s just at the government liquor stores … we’re not going to sell the liquor.”
Meh. Unless you are spending hundreds of dollars on a bottle of French wine, new world wines are better anyway.
““You’ve got to remember, we’re not making it illegal for people to order European liquor in Nunavut.”
To echo Gayle, there is nothing that can’t be favourably replaced by wines from N. America, Chile/Argentina, Australia, etc.
A symbolic gesture to be sure. I plan to continue with my symbolic U-Brew, great wines at half the price.