Ninety-eight years ago, British Columbians rejected Prohibition.
“Moderates Sweep Province; City and Country Alike Ask For Government Control,” said the front-page headline in the Vancouver World on Oct. 21, 1920. “Almost Two to One Majority (Against) Prohibition Act Recorded.”
The vote was recorded in a referendum on alcohol, four years after a previous referendum had approved Prohibition, albeit in a controversial vote.
In 1920, there was no controversy — 76,165 people voted “wet,” while 45,478 voted to keep B.C. dry.
The anti-alcohol forces were shocked.
“Unexpected as was this development in many quarters, still more unexpected was the universality of the demand for a change of law,” the World reported.
bit.ly/2AfnCK7 via @VancouverSun
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