Finance Minister Siobhan Coady is defending Newfoundland and Labrador’s decision not to sign on to a pan-Canadian direct-to-consumer alcohol sales agreement for Canadian products.

The agreement was announced by the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday as part of ongoing discussions to reduce internal trade barriers across the country.

Every province has signed on to the direct-to-consumer alcohol sales agreement except Newfoundland and Labrador, and PEI.

Coady says government is at the table and is “aggressively” reducing trade barriers. However, they have decided to monitor the situation when it comes to the sale of alcohol.