BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20201130T160000Z DTEND:20201130T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:2020 11 30 Hospitality & Alcohol Industry Survival and Competitiveness through COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:Canadian restaurants\, pubs and bars have been devastated by the impacts of COVID-19. The effects of lockdowns and closures extend far beyond these businesses as Canada's beverage alcohol industry has seen a collapse in bar and restaurant sales of its products. While restaurants and bars fight for survival\, they must also contend with Canada's rising alcohol taxes\, which are some of the highest in the world. This tax burden is scheduled to increase again next year due to the alcohol escalator tax\, which raises alcohol taxes on April 1 every year.\n\n \n\n Please join our discussion with industry leaders: \n \n Larry Isaacs\, President\, Firkin Group of Pubs\n Peter Watts\, Managing Director\, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre\n Michael Brennan\, Chief Executive Officer\, Great Western Brewing Company\n Marc Valencia\, General Counsel\, Corporate Secretary and Vice President\, Public Affairs\, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited\n \n The discussion will focus on what the industry is doing to survive the pandemic and what Canada can do mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on restaurants and bars while improving the competitiveness of breweries\, wineries\, distilleries and all of the agricultural and other supply chain members that contribute to this industry. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n \n \n \n \n \n
Canadian restaurants\, pubs and bars have been devastated by the impacts of COVID-19. The effects of lockdowns and closures extend far beyond these businesses as Canada&rsquo\;s beverage alcohol industry has seen a collapse in bar and restaurant sales of its products. While restaurants and bars fight for survival\, they must also contend with Canada&rsquo\;s rising alcohol taxes\, which are some of the highest in the world. This tax burden is scheduled to increase again next year due to the alcohol escalator tax\, which raises alcohol taxes on April 1 every year.
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\n Please join our discussion with industry leaders: \n
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  • Larry Isaacs\, President\, Firkin Group of Pubs
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  • Peter Watts\, Managing Director\, Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre
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  • Michael Brennan\, Chief Executive Officer\, Great Western Brewing Company
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  • Marc Valencia\, General Counsel\, Corporate Secretary and Vice President\, Public Affairs\, Corby Spirit and Wine Limited
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\n The discussion will focus on what the industry is doing to survive the pandemic and what Canada can do mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on restaurants and bars while improving the competitiveness of breweries\, wineries\, distilleries and all of the agricultural and other supply chain members that contribute to this industry.
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