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Our antiquated liquor laws
If i were premier this is how id overhaul our repressive liquor laws:
- lower the age to 18. How can we justify allowing people to vote, drive, and go to war but not allow them to have a beer and a smoke? Pretty stupid in my opinion
- allow for private sale of liquor. I wouldnt sell off government liquor stores but id definately allow for some competition. Id also allow private companies to import whatever brand was in demand as long as proper duty was paid. Right now we have the government of Ontario deciding which brands can and cannot be sold. Pretty communist if you ask me.
- eliminating last call. Why do we still have last call? It baffles the mind. Last call was meant to get people home in time so that they could go to church the next day. Currently last call is the last relic of control that prohibitionists such as MADD have to hold onto. The sad part is that last call actually ENCOURAGES drunk driving and binge drinking. Get rid of it!
-Allow people to consume alcohol in public. If somebody is drinking beer or pop in public and gets rowdy then deal with the rowdyness. Whats the diff if a guy just had a beer on the sidewalk and is drunk or if he had a beer in a pub or house and is drunk? I think restricting people's activities is the wrong way to deal with this.
- lower the blood alcohol limit to .05 . Why? because .08 is too much and you should not really be driving at all if you had anything. Having said that, public transportation in places like Toronto should be stepped up on weekend nights so that there are alternatives to get around.
- Increase RIDE spotchecks all year round. Drinking and driving has no excuse. Enough said
- shift the onus onto the individual instead of the establishment if found in a club underage. Underagers know they shouldnt be there and if they lied/scammed/or fake ID'd their way into a club it isnt nec the club's fault. However it's ALWAYS the fault of the underager because they know better. Id put more money into undercover policing for underage drinkers and the drinkers or parents (since they are minors)would be charged, not the club. Lets put responsibilty back where it belongs. ON THE PERPETRATOR
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Last edited by Jayx1 on Jan-30-2005 at 20:44
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