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Responsibility standard · 28 May 2026
Prepared correspondence: a responsibility standard for the committee record
The coalition has prepared correspondence asking Alberta to judge every participant by the same responsibility standard: prevention, compliance, enforcement, and correction.
Public position
Responsibility is not a brand word here. It is a test: what should consumers, retailers, regulators, and lawmakers each be expected to do?
What the correspondence asks Alberta to test
Retailers need measurable duties
Training, age checks, refusal of sale, and inspection cooperation should be described in observable terms.
Regulators need public outputs
Public reporting should show whether enforcement reaches the sellers and channels creating the real problem.
Publication note
The coalition is publishing the standard so every side can be judged by the same practical expectations.