Even in the USA, relatively few states nowadays sell liquor through state-owned liquor stores. To have the Province of Ontario still do this just puzzles me.
Pennsylvania still does exclusively, and Alabama has state-run stores in competition with private business.
It’s probably for the best. Just think of the mess that would ensue after someone plunked down a case of Molson on a bag of milk in the grocery cart.
Here int he people's Republic of Maryland, at least in Montgomery County, the county has a monopoly on hard liquor. Beer and wine can be sold in specialty stores, and each grocery store chain can designate one location in the county it can sell beer or wine at.
Typical over-regualtion.