LIQUOR PROBLEM
NOVA SCOTIA VOTES FOR GOVERNMENT CONTROL (Rec. November 1, 9.15 p.m.) Halifax, October 31. The people of Nova Scotia in a plebiscite on Thursday voted against the Temperance Act at present in force and in favour of Government control of liquor by a majority of more than 28,000. (Rec. November 1, 10 p.m.) Ottawa, November 1. . Nova Scotia has joined the majority of the other provinces in Canada by deciding at a referendum to inaugurate the system of selling liquor in Government stores. Hitherto this maritime province had localised prohibition and tried a variety of schemes unsatisfactorily. More than nine-tenths of Canada is served under Government control, the province of Quebec going farthest by allowing beer and wine to be served in licensed restaurants. British Columbia has Government beer parlours, and all Canada is reaping tremendous profits from the liquor sales, especially to American tourists, millions of whom flock over the border. To-day’s referendum and yesterday s provincial election in Ontario indicate the popularity of this system.
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Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 33, 2 November 1929, Page 11
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169LIQUOR PROBLEM Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 33, 2 November 1929, Page 11
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