The Ontario Public Health Association … cites multiple studies showing that increases in the number of places where alcohol can be bought in Ontario, and in other jurisdictions, have already led to more consumption and more of the harms that come with it, such as suicides, drunk driving, emergency-room visits and higher rates of cancer.

I enjoy booze, but I like that it’s hard to get. I don’t need any more encouragement to mess up my liver.

  • discomatic
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    21 year ago

    I lived in the US for years, so I have perspective from both sides of the border. Honestly, after an adjustment period, I don’t see this being a problem. People would pop a paper bag over a tall boy and hop on the train with it. No one ever batted an eye.