Actions and Responses
Ontario prohibition referendum, 1919
An Ontario prohibition referendum took place on October 20, 1919 alongside a provincial election. Ontarians were asked whether or not to repeal prohibition, and if so how to regulate alcohol. Those against repeal won by a margin of 60 to 70 percent.
In 1924 another referendum was held. This time those against repeal won by just over 50%. In 1927 the government passed the Act to Regulate and Control the Sale of Liquor in Ontario, subsequently repealed the Ontario Temperance Act and created the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a government agency to control liquor sales.
An Ontario prohibition referendum took place on October 20, 1919 alongside a provincial election. Ontarians were asked whether or not to repeal prohibition, and if so how to regulate alcohol. Those against repeal won by a margin of 60 to 70 percent.
In 1924 another referendum was held. This time those against repeal won by just over 50%. In 1927 the government passed the Act to Regulate and Control the Sale of Liquor in Ontario, subsequently repealed the Ontario Temperance Act and created the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a government agency to control liquor sales.
Prohibition: The Rise of Organised Crime
Prohibition was ineffective in that it did not prevent people from drinking, but only from obtaining it (once you have alcohol you can drink it discreetly in the safety of your home).
Smart criminal minds smuggled liquor and so started the rise of organised crime. The only logical solution was repeal of Prohibition.
Prohibition was ineffective in that it did not prevent people from drinking, but only from obtaining it (once you have alcohol you can drink it discreetly in the safety of your home).
Smart criminal minds smuggled liquor and so started the rise of organised crime. The only logical solution was repeal of Prohibition.
Rocco Perri: Canada's Most Infamous Gangster
The illegalization of alcohol encouraged risk taking people, criminals, and other such people, who wanted to make vast illegal gains of of alcohol. Since liquor was illegalized the price went up exponentially as did the demand. This resulted in organised crime as criminals made new ways to contsantly evade law enforcement.
Again the only logical solution was to repeal prohibition.
The illegalization of alcohol encouraged risk taking people, criminals, and other such people, who wanted to make vast illegal gains of of alcohol. Since liquor was illegalized the price went up exponentially as did the demand. This resulted in organised crime as criminals made new ways to contsantly evade law enforcement.
Again the only logical solution was to repeal prohibition.