Temperance activists from Victorian times to the interwar years strove to reduce or ban drinking in Canada, with mixed success.
Any reader who follows the news will see reports from time to time of some new study about drinking less alcohol to reduce the risk to health and long life. The official guidance in Canada is to limit daily intake to one pint of beer, one glass of wine, or a gin and tonic—provided you sometimes skip a day. Of course, this is simply “advice” Canadians are free to ignore—and many do.
