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A
referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...
was held in Ontario, Canada on April 18, 1921, concerning a ban on the importation of alcoholic beverages into the province. The referendum passed, and an importation ban was implemented.


Referendum question

''Shall the importation and the bringing of intoxicating liquors into the province be forbidden?''


History

Though the
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had ruled in 1896 that provinces do not have the authority to prohibit the importation of alcohol, the
Canada Temperance Act The ''Canada Temperance Act'' (french: Loi de tempérance du Canada), also known as the ''Scott Act'', was an Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 1878, which provided for a national framework for municipalities to opt in by plebiscite to a s ...
allowed the federal government to enact a prohibition if a majority was reached in a referendum. Similar referendums had previously been undertaken in
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,
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,
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and
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in 1920, and in
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and
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in 1921. Initially, the Ontario referendum was to be held on the same day as those in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. Concerns about the voter list eventually led to its rescheduling.


Results

Total prohibition, or "bone-dry" prohibition, was brought into effect in Ontario. Though the provincial government was bound by the results, the enactment of an importation ban would be delayed.


See also

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Prohibition in Canada Prohibition in Canada was a ban on alcoholic beverages that arose in various stages, from local municipal bans in the late 19th century (extending to the present in some cases), to provincial bans in the early 20th century, and national prohibi ...
* ''
Canada Temperance Act The ''Canada Temperance Act'' (french: Loi de tempérance du Canada), also known as the ''Scott Act'', was an Act of the Parliament of Canada passed in 1878, which provided for a national framework for municipalities to opt in by plebiscite to a s ...
'' *
1894 Ontario prohibition plebiscite A plebiscite on the legality of alcoholic beverages was held in Ontario, Canada on January 1, 1894. Per the terms of the ''Prohibition Plebiscite Act'' passed in 1893, a plebiscite was held on the issue in conjunction with the 1894 municipal elect ...
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1902 Ontario prohibition referendum A referendum on the legality of alcoholic beverages was held in Ontario, Canada on December 4, 1902. Though 65 percent of voters indicated support for prohibition, a majority of half of the number of voters in the 1898 election did not support th ...
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1919 Ontario prohibition referendum A referendum was held in Ontario, Canada on October 20, 1919 (in conjunction with the 15th provincial election) on the legality of alcoholic beverages and the maintaining of prohibition. Prohibition had been passed by the provincial government i ...
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1924 Ontario prohibition referendum A referendum was held on October 23, 1924 on the repeal of the ''Ontario Temperance Act''. The referendum was brought about by a clause in the Act, which permitted the possible repeal of prohibition by a majority vote. The referendum upheld prohib ...


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