text: If TBS is an anachronism, then the LCBO is a museum piece. But the revenue both produce for this province is needed and if we privatise that direct revenue becomes private too, subject of course to tax, most of which goes straight to the Federal Government. So from a government point of view leaving things pretty much the way they are and throwing the consumer a bone (grocery stores) makes sense. But from the consumer point of view its a disaster.  Nationally craft brewers have 10 per cent of the market, internationally they have that or slightly higher and in the US they are aiming and going to get 15 percent. In Ontario the craft beers, half of which are now owned by the conglomerates, are less than six per cent of the total market. But don't let's kid ourselves this isn't about service to the consumer this is about market share and shelf space allotment and its big business. In California  last year a craft brewer sold lock, stock and barrel for one billion dollars. Big Business.