The Rise and Fall of Prohibition in Canada

'Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose to play upon
the earth, so Truth be in the field, we do injuriously by
licensing and prohibiting to misdoubt her strength. Let her and
Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a
free and open encounter.'
- Areopagitica
Canadian Temperance groups began to rally for prohibition
during the 1840's and 1850's. It was not until after World War
I began in 1914, that the temperance groups' support for
prohibition grew. A need for grain for the armed forces was
viewed as a major catalyst for Canada's Prohibition Law.
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