LAWS 4307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Drug Court, Opium Den, Emily Murphy
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Statement of purpose- what is your paper about? (argument) Blurb on what belongs in each of those parts. Late 19th, early 20th century drug, alcohol regulation in canada. Late 20th, early 21st century approaches to illicit drug use. National referendums in canada o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o. Referendum: a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision. 1992: proposed constitutional amendments (charlottetown accord) majority opposed. Are you in favour of the passing of an act prohibiting the importation, manufacture or sale of spirits, wine, ale, beer, cider and all other alcoholic liquors for use as beverage? . Economic interest of individual voters: heterogeneity of population, urbanization o, women"s suffrage o o. Fed. gov"t did not act on results (argued less than pop. (51% of 44%) favoured prohibition)
