Five years ago, Charlie Bredo founded the Troubled Monk brewery in his garage and has seen significant growth since then, expanding production from beer to spirits, craft soda and hard iced tea, and winning national and international awards. During COVID, Troubled Monk responded to the pandemic by making sanitizer for non-profits and businesses. We are pushing hard for free trade within Canada to knock down the barriers and make it easier for Alberta businesses like Troubled Monk to offer their