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The Temperance movement started long before Ontario enacted the Ontario Temperance Act of 1916, and for more reasons than social or wartime issues. Fighting for absolute temperance, Prohibition advocates lobbied for this in the 1850s at the Provincial level, and eventually got the right to vote for Prohibition at the municipal level, or otherwise known as "local option".
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario ... liquor stores and drinking ... 3.6 million people who appeared underage or intoxicated in 2010 and refused to serve more than ...
Under the Constitution of Canada, responsibility for enacting laws and regulations regarding the sale and distribution of alcoholic drinks in Canada is the sole responsibility of the ten provinces. Canada's three territories have also been granted similar autonomy over these matters under the provisions of federal legislation.
Legal drinking ages vary around the world, and many are lower than in the United States. Before you raise a glass or down a pint, be sure you know the laws abroad. Here are the laws in 21 popular ...
The Liquor Licence Act of Ontario (the Act) is a provincial act in Ontario dealing with licensing and possession of alcohol. In most cases, the Act impacts eateries requiring a licence to serve alcohol. The Act's origins lie in the Prohibition period, when alcohol was deemed illegal.
Regardless of local laws, there are many American parents who choose to allow their children to consume alcohol before they've turned 21. Here's why. Here's why. ‘Wine is part of the Jewish Seder’
In addition to having the world's highest drinking age (a contentious honor we share with 12 other countries), the United States also has very strict laws on public drinking. Each state is allowed ...
These laws vary between countries and many laws have exemptions or special circumstances. Most laws apply only to drinking alcohol in public places with alcohol consumption in the home being mostly unregulated (one of the exceptions being England and Wales, which have a minimum legal age of five for supervised consumption in private places).