CANADA AND PROHIBITION.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9181, 12 August 1895, Page 4

CANADA AND PROHIBITION.

' The Rev. F. W. Isitt, we are sure, made his explanation at Sydenham in - perfect good faith, as to the position of prohibition in Canada, but he is , altogether premature in stating that the " Dominion Parliament" have " passed a law" prohibiting the nianu- [ facture or sale of intoxicating liquors. • What actually took place, according to ', the Echo, a London daily paper which ' strongly supports the total abstinence

party, is that the Canadian House of Commons passed a resolution to the effect stated, coupled with an amendment that " no attempt to give legislative " effect to the proposal embodied in " the resolution should be made until " the opinion of the Imperial Privy " Council had been obtained as to the " right of the Dominion to enact such " a law." From this it will bo seen

\ that whatever may be the ultimate ' result, a good deal has yet to be done [ before prohibition is the law

[ of the land in Canada. First of all a ruling must be obtained; , from the Privy Council that the '. Dominion Parliament has the right to [ pass such a law; then a Bill must be introduced and passed not only through [ the House of Commons, but through \ the Senate and receive the consent of , the Crown, before it can be carried ' into effect. There is still plenty of I time for New Zealand to be first in 4 the field if the electors at large so t desire.