GOVERNMENTS URGED TO ACT ON SUGARY, ALCOHOLIC DRINKS

MONTREAL A non-profit group that advocates for sensible alcohol consumption chided the federal and provincial governments Monday for what it calls their inaction on sugary alcohol drinks following the death of a Quebec teen. Educ’alcool director Hubert Sacy said he’s not impressed with the response from lawmakers after the death of 14-year-old Athena Gervais, who reportedly consumed such a product. “Both governments said to each other ‘it’s not me, it’s you,’ instead of saying what they could do,” Sacy said.