In the year 1918, the Canadian government passed a law called the Prohibition Act. This act was also called the Noble Experiment and prevented anyone from purchasing, consumption, or selling alcohol. Of course, this law was not well thought out and had many flaws in it, some of which included loopholes in the law, organized crime, and the fall of an economy. The people of Canada voted towards the Prohibition Act as the citizens thought it would be a good way to eliminate all crime in Canada. There was a small success in this, as crime rates for murder, arson, and other crimes commonly done while intoxicated went down. What it also did do was spark a completely new business that was smuggling alcohol across the border, and having underground
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“Prohibition is the trigger of crime.”4 Says Ian Fleming, a famous writer who has released many top-selling books. This quote relates back to the thesis because what the Prohibition Act really did was spark a new era which was an underground alcohol trade. When the Prohibition Act was first put in place, it banned any citizen from purchase, sale, and consumption of alcohol. The people who worked in the alcohol business lost their jobs as a result of this, as their job was now illegal. This included bartenders, waiters and waitresses that worked in bars, people who worked in distilleries, and even the people who deliver the alcohol by truck. This was not intended, and does not often get a lot of attention. The Prohibition Act resulted in around ten-thousand men and women losing their jobs, leaving some people and families without an income, forcing them to find a new career. This subject mainly goes without attention because it is a small number of people that lost their job, but it still happened, closing up businesses. The people who worked in this industry tried to go into the same path, only with juice, chewing gum, or soft-drinks. This did not work out because the new products could not do what alcohol could. Many people turned to brewing their own alcohol5 because of this, and there was no way for someone to legally sell alcohol, so the people who worked in the alcohol industry were once again left with no other options. The Prohibition Act was not a good law to pass because it shut down an entire industry, and for some people, it was their main source of
“Prohibition is the trigger of crime.”4 Says Ian Fleming, a famous writer who has released many top-selling books. This quote relates back to the thesis because what the Prohibition Act really did was spark a new era which was an underground alcohol trade. When the Prohibition Act was first put in place, it banned any citizen from purchase, sale, and consumption of alcohol. The people who worked in the alcohol business lost their jobs as a result of this, as their job was now illegal. This included bartenders, waiters and waitresses that worked in bars, people who worked in distilleries, and even the people who deliver the alcohol by truck. This was not intended, and does not often get a lot of attention. The Prohibition Act resulted in around ten-thousand men and women losing their jobs, leaving some people and families without an income, forcing them to find a new career. This subject mainly goes without attention because it is a small number of people that lost their job, but it still happened, closing up businesses. The people who worked in this industry tried to go into the same path, only with juice, chewing gum, or soft-drinks. This did not work out because the new products could not do what alcohol could. Many people turned to brewing their own alcohol5 because of this, and there was no way for someone to legally sell alcohol, so the people who worked in the alcohol industry were once again left with no other options. The Prohibition Act was not a good law to pass because it shut down an entire industry, and for some people, it was their main source of