For as Long as She Can Remember, Gail's Parents Owned

For as long as she can remember, Gail's parents owned and operated an English-style pub on Vancouver Island.Although she moved to Halifax as an adult, Gail simply could not deny her past.After growing bored with several other jobs, she decided that she too would open and operate a pub.One of her most important decisions concerned the type of drinks that she would sell.Almost all of the relevant considerations pointed to the same answer: McCorquodale Ale.The locals loved it, Gail's parents had sold it, and it is generally available at a good price.McCorquodale's sales representative, however, said that the company's ale was for sale to Gail only if she also agreed sign a long-term contract for the purchase "Mr McCorquodale's Frail Pale Kale," a delicate, sun-bleached, potato-chip substitute made from seaweed.If the Commissioner of Competition looks into the matter, McCorquodale Ale is most likely to be investigated for a type of anti-competitive behaviour known as "parasitic selling."