Alberta appeals court ruling ordering province to pay $2M over beer subsidy
EDMONTON — Alberta has served notice it will appeal a court ruling ordering the province to pay just over $2 million to two out-of-province breweries over a disputed beer subsidy.
The government filed the notice in Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday.
A Queen’s Bench justice ruled last month that the beer subsidy was unconstitutional and ordered restitution to the breweries that launched a court fight.
Great Western Brewing of Saskatchewan was awarded $1.9 million and Ontario-based Steam Whistle got $164,000.