British Columbia Liquor Control Board Whores.

There has been a radio ad getting frequent airplay lately that makes my blood boil. The ad is beseeching people who buy alcohol to do so at government owned liquor stores as opposed to those that are privately owned .

Yes, the ad is paid for by the union representing employees of the government liquor stores, and not the provincial government itself, but the whole idea of plaintiff statements regarding how much hospitals, schools and other publicly-funded institutions rely on the profits of alcohol sales is beyond the pale.

I make no secret of the fact that I hate the use and abuse of alcohol. I know, from first hand experience, the this most lethal and readily available of drugs destroys individuals, families and communities. It's abhorrent to me that governments not only sell this scourge, but are trying to convince its users that by purchasing their poison at a privately run store they are stealing bedpans from hospitals and gym mats from schools.

With the promise of the lowest prices available on booze in British Columbia, the province is basically the Wal-Mart of drug dealers. It would be laughable were it not so pathetic.