perelgut (05/03/83)
A coalition called GRAPE (Grassroots Rebellion Against Pro-
vincial Extortion) has formed to protest the "callous, wanton,
and flagrant disregard" for the rights of the people of Ontario
by discriminating between liquor produced in Ontario, liquor pro-
duced elsewhere in Canada, and liquor produced outside of Canada.
Ontario wines have a mark-up of 45 percent, B.C. wines are marked
up 85 percent, and imported wines are subject you a 110 percent
markup.
It is alleged that this contravenes the new constitution, the
British North America Act (provinces are not permitted to set up
barriers to inter-provincial trade), and the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade which Canada has signed.
The case is waiting to come to trial in St. Catherines, and
GRAPE is looking for support. Particularly contributions of $5
or more. The address is:
GRAPE, In Trust
P.O. Box 146
Station S
Toronto, Ontario
M5M 4L6
( The above is taken from "The Consumer Game", a column written
by Ellen Roseman, which appeared in The Globe And Mail,
Monday, May 2 1983)