NDP MPs call for government support for small distilleries SHARE ON: Vancouver Island NDP MPs say the Trudeau Liberals are leaving small distilleries high and dry. They say after small local distilleries produced tens of thousands of litres of hand sanitizer for free for months, the Liberal government gave paid contracts to large companies like Fluid Energy Group and Irving Oil. New Democrats are calling for more financial support for these distilleries. Shelter Point Distillery in Oyster River, Wayward Distillery in Courtenay and Ampersand Distilling and Stillhead Distillery in the Cowichan Valley are among those across the country that produced the hand sanitizer during the first wave of the pandemic.