How Did Prohibition Affect Canada

There are many laws that are made in our world every day - some good, and some not so good, but they are the laws that are made to make our world a better place. Do they always accomplish that? The prohibition law set in Canada in 1918 to ban alcohol assumption and sales was a very controversial law for people all over Canada. Throughout the time the prohibition law was intact, there were many people who agreed with the law, but also many that were absolutely furious about it. Prohibition had many positive sides to it, such as decreasing the crime rate and arrests, increasing the amount of money savings for families, and allowing more food for the soldiers in the war. But more importantly, the prohibition law certainly ended up hurting Canada,

Therefore, in the long run, prohibition was very harmful towards Canada. One way the prohibition law impacted Canada was by negatively affecting our relationship with the United States. Throughout the 1920’s, there was a huge undercover smuggling business, whereby Canadian rebels smuggled alcohol into the United States to help them through their prohibition, which shows the illegal activities being used between the allied countries. It obviously wasn’t the Canadian government smuggling the alcohol to the United States, however, even though it was the Canadian rebels, they were still Canadian which led to a bad reputation in the eyes of American lawmakers and regulators.. Also, since prohibition in the United States went on longer

The rum-running and illegal industries of alcohol from Canada to the United States during prohibition established negative relations between the two allied countries. The bootlegging and speakeasies increased throughout the country, showing the overall disrespect and attitude towards the Canadian government and the respect and reliance towards organized crime. Finally, people losing their jobs from the alcohol business, and losing alcohol in their everyday lives, affected people emotionally, and financially. All of these were negative effects on Canada. Although prohibition started with good intentions, it did not end up living up to its expectations. There are many different people in Canada, which means many different opinions, and many different lifestyles. When the laws passed are not viewed as being for the true benefit of Canadians, and are not accepted by the general populations, the laws fail to “regulate” behaviour and rather lead to disrespect for the law, disrespect for government, opportunities for illegal smuggling and profiteering, organized crime flourishing, and demoralizing of the public. The Government in modern times can also learn from the lesson of prohibition - always think through the consequences with great care and ensure that the law is not creating more