June 11, 2018

APPELLATE PANEL ISSUES DECISION IN APPEAL OF THE PANEL REPORT IN THE DISPUTE BETWEEN ARTISAN ALES CONSULTING INC. AND THE GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA ON BEER MARK-UPS

Winnipeg – June 11, 2018 – The Appellate Panel under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) has issued its decision in the appeal of the Panel Report in the Person to Government dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the Government of Alberta regarding mark-ups on beer. The Appellate Panel reversed some parts of the Panel Report but upheld the …

January 10, 2018

Panel to hear trade dispute appeal between the Government of Alberta and Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. on January 25, 2018 in Montréal, Québec

Winnipeg – January 10, 2018 – An Appeal Panel will hold a hearing under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) to hear the appeal from the decision of the dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the government of Alberta regarding mark-ups on out-of-Province beer. In July 2016 Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. requested that a Person to Government proceeding be …

November 24, 2017

Ministers Responsible for Internal Trade Meet to Drive Progress

From left: Heath MacDonald, minister of economic development and tourism (Prince Edward Island); Saul Polo, parliamentary assistant to the minister of finance (Québec); Melanson; federal Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains; Christopher Mitchelmore, minister of tourism, culture, industry and innovation (Newfoundland and Labrador); Brad Duguid, minister of economic development and growth (Ontario); and Wally Schumann, minister of industry, …

August 29, 2017

Alberta serves notice of appeal regarding final panel report in trade dispute between Artisan Ales and the Government of Alberta

Winnipeg – August 29, 2017 – The Government of Alberta served notice of appeal to the Internal Trade Secretariat on August 28, 2017 pertaining to a panel decision held under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) in a dispute between Artisan Ales Inc. and the Government of Alberta. Any requirement for a Complaint Recipient to comply with the AIT within …

August 28, 2017

Panel submits decision in dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the Government of Alberta

Winnipeg – August 28, 2017 – A Panel under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) has issued its decision in the Person to Government dispute between Artisan Ales Consulting Inc. and the Government of Alberta regarding beer mark-ups. The majority of the Panel accepted the reasoning of Artisan Ales Consulting Inc.’s written submissions to the effect that the 2016 Measure …