Prohibition was an attempt to forbid the manufacture, transportation and distributing of intoxicating beverages. By repealing the prime source of drunkenness, the Prohibition was supposed to lower crime and corruption, reduce social problems, deliver economic success and improve overall health and hygiene in Canada. Instead, it had quite the opposite effect. Alcohol became more lethal to consume; organized crime blossomed, bootlegging (the illegal sale of alcohol as a beverage) rose dramatically and unlawful drinking places known as “speakeasies” or “blind pigs” emerged all across the country.
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, temperance movements began to take a toll. The temperance movement was an international social and political
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, temperance movements began to take a toll. The temperance movement was an international social and political