WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1916, the Hearst government unanimously passed the Ontario Temperance Act. In March 1918, the Government of Canada passed an order-in-council that prohibited the manufacture, importation, and transportation of alcohol into Ontario and other provinces in which the purchase was illegal.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Prohibition was a nationwide ban on the sale and import of alcoholic beverages that lasted from 1920 to 1933. Protestants, Progressives, and women all spearheaded the drive to institute Prohibition. Prohibition led directly to the rise of organized crime.

Detailed explanation-3: -Legislation came into force on October 1, 1917, prohibiting the sale of liquor except when used in medical prescriptions. The new law was difficult and expensive to enforce.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first temperance societies in Canada appeared around 1827 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, and in Montreal. The groups initially tolerated moderate use of beer and wine. This concession continued in Quebec; but it soon gave way in the rest of the country to calls for total prohibition of all alcohol.

Detailed explanation-5: -The prohibition wave made its way to Québec. In 1919, Premier Lomer Gouin prohibited alcoholic beverages across the province. However, following a referendum, Quebecers voted in favour of excluding beer, cider, and wine from this new prohibition law.