Tag: FUSS

  • Advocacy Update: August 2016

    A few weeks ago I was perusing twitter and I came across a tweet by Kennedy Stewart, MP for Burnaby South (and my MP in the house of Commons.) As one of his constituents I found his social media feed to be a bit… safe, predictable and repetitive.

  • FUSS Update – July 2016

    A few months ago I announced that CAMRA Vancouver was going to be reinvigorating an old initiative in the F.U.S.S. campaign. For those that don’t know, the Fess Up to Serving Sizes campaign was aimed at educating consumers on the legal requirements of bars and breweries when it came to posting the size of their…

  • FUSS 2.0 – June 2016

    Ever since we launched FUSS 2.0 last newsletter I have been very pleased with the amount of comments, tweets, and emails I have received. In case you missed it, click here to read last month’s post. While the reception has been overwhelmingly positive from the consumer community, I must say there are two things that…

  • #FUSS Becomes an Election Issue in Vancouver

    I was recently contacted by Scott Colbourne of One City Vancouver who told me of their “Fun City” Plan, part of which was to ensure that establishments that posted “a pint” serving delivered a 568ml pint. They call it “A PINT IS A PINT IS A PINT”. After I spoke to Scott I pointed out that…

  • #FUSS Tour of Gastown Part 1

    After the explosion that was our first #FUSS testing trip on Commercial Drive we decided to take a slightly different tack based on some of the hateful criticism directed our way. No live tweeting, we would record the tests in HD with a small sign and then email the individual locations with the results asking them…

  • #FUSS Tour of Gastown Part 2

    For background on this project check Part 1 out first..

  • Fairness at the (Beer) Pumps – #FUSS goes Federal

    Along with the BC Liberal’s announcement of the discount on bulk alcohol (20¢ /oz on pitchers) there was a small section that initially went unnoticed but it shows that the campaign we’ve been waging for almost 3 years is finally making a dent on the authorities:

  • #FUSS Update: Stateside Craft Change Glassware

    After our first FUSS-testing trip on Commercial Drive we were surprised just how many places weren’t serving what they claimed. We contacted each of the locations via social media – most brushed us off or ignored us but Stateside Craft, the newest craft beer Mecca on the drive (40 taps of awesome) contacted us back…

  • Let your #unhappyhour Letters Fly!

    Since last week I’ve been cc’d on dozens of letters to politicians expressing their dismay over the new minimum pricing policy-as-law.

  • #FUSS Comes Back With a Vengeance

    How was your Saturday? I had a great time – Whitecaps won, Bike Rave was amazing and I even went for a few beers on the drive with my buddy Ryan. The last thing seems to have upset some people.

  • Outrage Over Minimum Pricing and Unhappy Hour

    Beer drinkers like you and the media have really spoken out against the government for their mishandling of the (one would think) easy concept of happy hour.

  • Craft Beer Lovers Making a Fuss Over Serving Sizes

    Craft Beer Lovers Making a Fuss Over Serving Sizes

  • Taxation by Alcohol Volume

    Many of you may be aware that taxation on beer is, basically, one size fits all. Until you get into really high alcohol (>12%) or really low alcohol (<3%) everything is taxed the same in BC. This has created a culture in BC where strong alcohol beers are the norm, we are all pretty used…

  • CAMRA BC Summit #1 Vancouver

    Electronic methods of communication have revolutionised our world, never has communication been so easy to do yet hard to do right. Email is notorious for creating misunderstandings, internet forums, twitter, facebook too, flame wars, online bullying, misreading between the lines all cause problems. I mention this because in 2013 the communication at the BC Level…

  • CAMRA BC Liquor Review Meeting

    This Morning I had a meeting with government representatives John Yap MLA, Ken Dawson and Suneil Karod to talk about the liquor issues that we feel require change.  Joining me were a pair of heavyweight advocates CAMRA BC President Rick Green along newly minted CAMRA BC Powell River Branch President Paddy Treavor on flying visit.…

  • Public Phase Launches

    On Saturday the BC Government launched the “public phase” of the liquor review on their website. It allows everyone who wants to have an input the chance to air their views. It also features public letters from stakeholder groups with their suggestions and recommendations, CAMRA’s letter is on it’s way, we’ve had a great time…

  • Call to Action! Time for a Full Liquor Review!

    The Election has been and gone and Premiere Clarke has announced her new cabinet, Minister Rich Coleman is no longer the Liquor Boss, instead former Vancouver City Councillor and Mayoral candidate Suzanne Anton has been named Attorney General and Justice Minister. However it is John Yap, MLA for Richmond-Steveston who has been made “Parliamentary Secretary…

  • FUSS Cards

    Although we’ve been busy of late working on other advocacy issues we’ve not neglected any of our existing campaigns.

  • CAMRA Vancouver Making a FUSS in the Legislature

    CAMRA Vancouver may have finally arrived on the political scene last week when their FUSS Campaign was raised in the BC Legislature by NDP MLA Shane Simpson.

  • When a Pint’s Not a Pint: CAMRA Petition Calls for Draft Beer Serving Sizing Clarity

    Have you ever ordered a pint of beer and then been a bit miffed after being handed a glass smaller than you expected?