prohibition

Question 1

What was prohibition?

Answer 1

1920–1927. Ban on the production, import, transportation, and selling of alcohol across the country.

Question 2

Why was prohibition introduced?

Answer 2

Alcohol had been a problem for many Canadians and people thought it shouldn’t be allowed to destroy more lives.

Question 3

Who wanted prohibition?

Answer 3

Women formed groups to campaign against the use of liquor; most notably the WCTU (Women’s Christian Temperance Union). Religious people believed in “temperance,” a religious movement under which it was considered immoral to consume alcohol.

Question 4

What were the effects of prohibition?

Answer 4

Pros:
-Less public drunkenness
-Less domestic violence
Cons:
-Dangerous moonshine/self-made alcohol
-More organized crime

Question 5

What replaced prohibition?

Answer 5

Prohibition created more problems than it solved, and the government wanted a “piece of the action” that was to be made on the selling of alcohol. So they started taxing alcohol instead of outright banning it, founding the LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario).