Charlebois predicts the tax will increase the price of a single beer by one cent, while the finance ministry told Global News in a statement that the amount would be three-quarters of a cent.

Oh no? Even in the worst case the taxes are clearly not the issue.

Beer Canada said since the tax is a production tax imposed on the brewer at the point and time of production, “it is then magnified by other fees and taxes imposed by distributors, retailers, and provinces, including sales taxes,” making the impact on a 12-pack likely closer to 20 cents.

Well sure, at some point it breaks the camels back obviously. The poor are unable to drink, the rich are largely unaffected.

The total tax obviously depends on province, but I think these numbers are correct, at an average tax of 47%.

cansumer.ca/…/Canadian-Beer-Tax-Components-as-Per…

It was disingenuous to infer that the minor tax increase you linked to above had any meaningful impact on affordability.

If your second link is accurate then your bigger beef is with the provincial liquor boards as they are levying a tax that is certainly notable.

And then to blame immigrants for unaffordability with the old debunked “taking our jobs” argument is just sad. I hope you eventually step out of your conservative bubble and see that it’s capitalism and class inequality that are the problem, not government and your fellow man.

Its the taxes they keep adding, that was just the most recent. Clearly when every level of government is dipping their hands in for more then the poor won’t be able to afford it. The rich will keep the industry alive though, as a real progressive society.

I blame immigrants because they were brought in to deal with the labor shortage, when everyone was getting large raises. I have a brain, I can see it debased salaries, and corporations were begging for it.