HIST 124 Lecture Notes - Jean Talon
17 Feb 2013
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Last call: booze and the regulation of leisure monday january 28 2013. 1668 jean talon opened the first brewery in canada. The molson family opened their brewery making it canada"s 2nd oldest company. Joe beef"s canteen in montreal in the late 1860s: becomes hot spot where is this going. Had an arrangement of animals that lived in the bar. His most favourite were his drinking bears: literally drank beer. Point is that the tavern was more than a place to drink: it was a social space keeping culture of the working class together. With prohibition: taking away not only drink but whole way of life. First believed in having a healthy drinking life: less consumption. The temperance society believed it was an individual decision versus an imposed decision. Handed out cards where people signed to promise not to drink/give anyone drinks. In contrast to the temperance society, the prohibitionists deemed it too difficult for individuals to give it up.
