Liquor Liberalisation and the Denial of Due Process, all in one!

Well, the Ontario Liberal Government has finally introduced its much-awaited liquor liberalisation reforms, permitting restaurants to become "bring-your-own-wine" establishments while also allowing patrons to take unfinished bottles of wine home.

However, the legislation, as proposed, has a draconian element. According to the Globe and Mail:

The legislation also increases fines for liquor violations and gives the Registrar of Alcohol and Gaming more power. The registrar would be able to suspend a liquor licence immediately if it's deemed to be in the public interest.

But this arbitrarily excessive power of the state to destroy one's livelihood had to be expected. After all, given this government's track record, the only way it would consider expanding liberty would be to concurrently restrict it.