1. Anti-intoxication Nation Prohibition in the 1920s

2. Definition of Prohibition  Prohibition of alcohol is banning the making, movement and sale of alcohol  Spanned for as much as 48 years in PEI  Quebec never passed prohibition legislation Prohibition in Canada ProvinceYear Started Year Ended PEI19001948 NS19101930 ON19161927 MB19161923 AB19161924 NB19171927 SK19171925 YK19171920 BC19171921 QCNo Prohibition

3. Canadian Laws on Liquor  Canadian laws on liquor split the responsibilities between the federal and provincial governments  The Federal government controlled: The manufacturing of alcohol The importation of alcohol The exporting of alcohol  Provincial governments controlled: Drinking age Sales of alcohol Consumption of alcohol

4. Problems with Drunks  Many men would waste their pay checks on alcohol  Drunkenness also led to crime and unsafe driving  Many people felt that the grain used to make alcohol should have been sent to the soldiers in the trenches

5. The Temperance Movement  The temperance movement arose in the early 20 th century  Its aim was to ban alcohol because they thought it was responsible for many of society’s problems  Religious groups and many women who had just received the right to vote formed temperance groups

6. Aims of Prohibition  Prohibition aimed to: Lower crime rates Lessen instances of child and wife abuse Cause men to become better providers Assist the war effort

7. Early Success  Prohibition had a promising start: Alcohol consumption lowered by 80% Crime rates decreased Fewer cases of abuse Men provided for their families, took less days off work

8. The Downfall of Dryness  Soon arose: Moonshine Bootleggers Speakeasies/Blind Pigs  Organised crime led to rich criminals and poorer provinces  Lost freedom

9. Famous Bootleggers: Al Capone  Most famous bootlegger ever  Boss of Chicago Outfit  Seen in Moose Jaw, Sask. from time to time  “I don’t even know what street Canada is on”  Convicted for tax evasion: 11 years in Alcatraz

10. Famous Bootleggers: Bronfman Brothers  Two Jewish immigrants form Montreal saw opportunity in the U.S. prohibition in 1924  Smuggled liquor into the U.S. and became rich under the alias “Mr. Norton”  Four years later they owned the largest distillery in the world

11. Famous Bootleggers: SS I’m Alone  Canadian rum- running ship, built in Britain  Smuggling liquor form Belize to Louisiana  Sank by US Coast Guard, pursued from 321 km

12. What we learned  We learned that when legislating the prohibition of alcohol, without enormous enforcement, its effectiveness becomes very limited over time.

13. Dry towns in Canada  Govenlock, Saskatchewan, now a ghost town  Old Crow, Yukon is a dry Gwich‘in community on the Porcupine River  The city of Owen Sound, Ontario continued to outlaw liquor well into the 1970s  Steinbach, Manitoba did not allow the sale of liquor within city limits until 2011  Verdun, Quebec only recently ended a 45-year ban on bars and taverns in the community, in December 2010

14. Picture Citations  http://www.prairieghosts.com/capone6.jpg (Joel) http://www.prairieghosts.com/capone6.jpg  http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFRk- MtsMew/S88DZ_R_DlI/AAAAAAAAAvc/99ETZIb0u_Q/s1600/3c 23257v.jpg (Aaren) http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFRk- MtsMew/S88DZ_R_DlI/AAAAAAAAAvc/99ETZIb0u_Q/s1600/3c 23257v.jpg  http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja10/timeline/his tory-canada-us-border-smuggling.html (Joel) http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja10/timeline/his tory-canada-us-border-smuggling.html  http://old-photos.blogspot.ca/2008/09/temperance- movement.html (Aaren) http://old-photos.blogspot.ca/2008/09/temperance- movement.html  http://www.gcsehistory.org.uk/modernworld/usa/prohibitionan dgangsters.htm (Aaren) http://www.gcsehistory.org.uk/modernworld/usa/prohibitionan dgangsters.htm  http://pendletonpanther.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/bringing- home-the-bacon/ (Aaren) http://pendletonpanther.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/bringing- home-the-bacon/  http://thegreatjaygatsby.blogspot.ca/2010/05/1920s- gangsters.html (Joel) http://thegreatjaygatsby.blogspot.ca/2010/05/1920s- gangsters.html

15. Info Citations  Canada: Face of a Nation, Textbook (Aaren and Joel)  http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja10/timeli ne/history-canada-us-border-smuggling.html (Joel) http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja10/timeli ne/history-canada-us-border-smuggling.html  http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/prohi bition (Aaren) http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/prohi bition  http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/temp erance-movement (Aaren) http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/temp erance-movement