2007-01-05 06:16:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Yes, but not at the same exact time.
U.S. national prohibition began in 1919 and ended in 1933.
Canadian national prohibition was on the table via referendum in 1898, but the government heeded Quebec's staunch position against it and decided not to enact.
So instead it happened by province. Prince Edward Island enacted prohibition in 1900, followed by Alberta and Ontario in 1916, and Quebec in 1918 and other provinces during the period as well. Quebec was then first to repeal in 1920 because they only wanted it to last through the end of WWI. Alberta appealed along with Saskatchewan when they realized it was useless to prohibit alcohol use. Prince Edward Island lasted all the way up until 1948!
2007-01-05 06:27:02 · answer #1 · answered by bayridgepsycho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The alcohol ban created a booming border town business as well. Vacationers would go to Mexico in the south and Canada in the north.
There is a very strange (but good) movie based on this called The Saddest Music In the World.
2007-01-05 06:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by StorageMan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in no way. They already tried Prohibition interior the early 1920's. It led the bloody street for speakeasies, prepared crime, homicide, and the infamous Al Capone. finally the ban became lifted. Banning privileges at the same time with alcohol is meaningless, human beings will consistently invent recommendations on the thank you to sidestep the guidelines. To today moonshine continues to be made interior the backwoods of Tennessee and Kentucky. the government might desire to stay and enable stay they cant administration human nature.
2016-10-30 02:13:53 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Canadian Mounted police did what they could to prevent bootleggers from smuggling alcohol. But it was legal for Canadians to buy booze in Canada. It was not legal to bring it over the boarder. Canada was a major source of alcohol to the USA.
2007-01-05 06:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it was not banned in Canada. Bringing in illegal liquor from Canada was a huge business. Watch the movie "The Untouchables".
2007-01-05 06:48:05 · answer #5 · answered by muckrake 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. We were your most reliable source for da booze, muahahahahaha!
2007-01-05 06:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by bcs_boadicea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, just here in the good ol' U.S. of A.! God bless America!
2007-01-05 06:19:59 · answer #7 · answered by HotInTX 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no........... that's where a lot of the illegal alcohol was shipped from during the prohibition.
2007-01-05 06:24:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋