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Premier Jason Kenney says he’s ending “the war on fun” by loosening liquor laws at provincial parks and festival sites.

Starting this May long weekend, the liquor ban at eight remaining provincial parks will be lifted, Kenney announced Thursday.

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The province is also changing regulations to loosen rules for festival organizers hosting events in municipalities and provincial parks.

Later this summer, the new liquor rules will extend to select provincial park day-use area picnic sites.

The province says rules have been changed to allow event organizers the flexibility to serve drinks where they see fit on festival grounds.

Kenney said it’s time to give responsible adults more freedom to enjoy themselves.

“Today is the beginning of the end of the war on fun,” he told reporters.

“In the future, people will be able to grab a beer, walk around a summer festival in this province without fear of being arrested, or ticketed, or fined. If they can do this in pretty much every country of Europe, I think we can treat Albertans as responsible grown-ups as well.”