AGLC pauses storage fees for Alberta vendors with U.S. liquor stuck in warehouse [Video]

Alberta liquor agencies whose purchased U.S. products are stuck in a warehouse will not be charged storage fees for up to three months, Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis said in a bulletin to all agents Thursday.

Last week, as part of its response to U.S. tariffs, the Alberta government banned imports of American alcohol through AGLC, the Crown corporation that regulates the province’s alcohol industry, until further notice.

Christopher Walker, owner of Liquid Assets Imports in Calgary, which distributes alcohol to restaurants and retailers, told CBC News on Thursday that U.S. products already purchased by vendors are being held up in a warehouse.

The storage comes at a cost, on top of the revenue vendors can’t earn while U.S. liquor imports are under a ban, Walker said.

“There are millions of dollars that have been seized by the government, of product that belongs to import agencies. It’s not the government’s …