Alcohol retail privatisation in Canadian provinces between 2012 and 2017. Is decision making oriented to harm reduction?
Norman GiesbrechtAshley WettlauferTimothy StockwellKate VallanceClifton ChowNicole AprilMark AsbridgeRussell CallaghanSamantha CukierGeoff HynesRobert E MannRobert SolomonGerald ThomasKara ThompsonPublished in: Drug and alcohol review (2020)
Decision-making protocols are oriented to commercial interests and perceived consumer convenience. If public health and safety considerations are not meaningfully included in decision-making protocols on alcohol policy, then it will be challenging to curtail or reduce harms.