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Albertans will soon be allowed to enjoy a bottle of wine or a cold beer in parks across the province as the government moves to modernize liquor laws.

Grant Hunter, associate minister of red tape reduction, tabled Bill 2: the Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Amendment Act in the legislature Wednesday, allowing for public consumption of alcohol in designated areas in any recreational park. The owner of each park will have final say over whether to permit it.

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“We don’t think we need to be prescriptive on adults. We actually trust Albertan adults to make good decisions,” said Hunter at a news conference before session.

Last June, Premier Jason Kenney and Parks and Environment Minister Jason Nixon announced drinking would be allowed in 14 provincial park picnic areas as long as it was accompanied with food. Once Bill 2 comes into effect on April 1, the food requirement will no longer be in effect.

Bill 2 allows for Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis (AGLC), the province’s liquor regulator, to impose conditions on licences for problem establishments without having to issue a violation.