VANCOUVER – Despite the liquor distribution process tainted by charges of having BC Liberal insiders benefiting from privatizing the distribution – the Christy Clark government has gone ahead and narrowed the potential winners down to four companies.
The shortlist was initially expected to include three companies, but the minister of labour, citizen’s services and open government, Margaret MacDiarmid, says the point system used in the process resulted in a tie for third.
The four bidders include ContainerWorld Forwarding Services Inc., Metro Supply Chain Group Inc., Kuehne + Nagel and Exel Canada Ltd., which is allegedly favoured by the party insiders due to the involvement of Clark’s friends and insiders
MacDiarmid says the final decision on the process will be made by October.
Meanwhile, BC Government Employees Union president Darryl Walker says the controversial sale will cost the province a good revenue source.
Walker says the province could make even better use of the system by expanding its retail presence and hours of operation.
