03-07-2019, 03:37 PM
(03-06-2019, 10:38 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(03-06-2019, 07:07 PM)jeffster Wrote: As for the gov't, I don't put blame on them. They inherited something that they didn't want, and I am sure had Wynne won, it probably wouldn't have been significantly different. These issues (including shortages) fall on Trudeau.
Cannabis distribution is managed by the provinces so you can't blame the feds for that. Or are you saying the feds should have managed it instead of allowing the provinces to do it?
Wynne's plan was to leverage the LCBO, and their planning was fairly advanced. Whether the LCBO model would have been better or worse, I think it's safe to assume that the rollout would have been considerably more organized.
A federal issue because it was federally mandated. Not like in the USA where it is state mandated.
Now, should the feds have managed it? Yes, actually, I think they should have. That way it would have been consistent between all provinces, and likely less issues, especially availability. At some point, after 2 or 3 years, it could've been handed over to the provinces, if that was their desire, or privately (like what they did with Petro Canada).
The LCBO method may have worked okay, but it wouldn't have been pro-consumer. I do believe it would have been a much better tax-grab model than the one the Conservatives went with. The province needs money. A fool and his money quickly depart, and the government would have been much richer to spend money on healthcare.