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What Should The Drinking Age Be?

What Should The Drinking Age Be?


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Carjosse

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What age do you think people should be able to drink. Here in Canada most provinces are 19 except Quebec, Alberta, and Manitoba at 18. I'm going to a country where I can legally drink and it leaves the question, does it matter what the drinking age is? In my experience most people start drinking well before they are legally allowed to. I would also like to know why the U.S. has a right to guns in it's constitution but Canadians can't have alcohol considering it played a very important part in confederation. I personally believe there should be no drinking age.
 
16 is an acceptable age, with ages below that under supervision of the guardian and in private residence.
 
16 is an acceptable age, with ages below that under supervision of the guardian and in private residence.

What do you think about adding a right to alcohol in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms since the Americans get guns in theirs?
 
I think some states used to have it graduated in terms of bars. Under 18 only in bars - and a low level beer. Full alcohol rights at 21. I think that's a good system.

I would make an exception for active military. For active military I think it should be legal as soon as the person becomes active military.
 
What do you think about adding a right to alcohol in our Charter of Rights and Freedoms since the Americans get guns in theirs?

No, never. Material rights are and should be blanketed and are protected by Fundamental Justice. Not need to add such things to the charter when we have Section 2.
 
No, never. Material rights are and should be blanketed and are protected by Fundamental Justice. Not need to add such things to the charter when we have Section 2.

How about a minister of booze like B.C.? I imagine if prostitution and weed are legalized there, he would be The Minister of Booze, Weed, and Prostitutes. That is the most awesome title ever.
 
How about a minister of booze like B.C.?

Certainly, as the sales tax the Provincial gov'ts collect off alcohol make it such a big budget item, and considering the only places you can by liquor and beer, the LCBO and Beer Store respectively, are both government run, booze definitely deserves its own spot in the Cabinet.

EDIT: Maybe even a Minister of Alcohol on the Federal level may be warranted as well.
 
The law in Illinois is 21.....I don't have a problem with the age being there. But I also agree with Joko Any Military People should be allowed to be served. If they are good enough to lay their lives on the lines. Then they should have the Right to Buy Alcohol and be served Alcohol.
 
Certainly, as the sales tax the Provincial gov'ts collect off alcohol make it such a big budget item, and considering the only places you can by liquor and beer, the LCBO and Beer Store respectively, are both government run, booze definitely deserves its own spot in the Cabinet.

Except Alberta, they privatized it and now they have a rising deficit.
 
Physiologically...probably not until the adolescent brain has fully developed...somewhere in the 24-26 year old category for men, 20-22 for women. Lots of research indicates excessive alcohol consumption can have a permanent impact on the development of several areas of the brain. Realistically...probably the age at which society has labeled them an 'adult'...18. They might as well begin being responsible for their actions and choices (as well as being held responsible for the consequences).
 
How about a minister of booze like B.C.? I imagine if prostitution and weed are legalized there, he would be The Minister of Booze, Weed, and Prostitutes. That is the most awesome title ever.

LOL. Especially if you were a quality control inspector with that dept., what job that would be. ;)
 
Drinking age should be 18 for an unaccompanied minor, but waived if the parents are present.
 
Except Alberta, they privatized it and now they have a rising deficit.

I was referring mainly to Ontario. I have no idea how other Provincial govt's, other than Quebec, caretake the sale of alcohol.
 
I think the drinking age should remain at 21.
 
LOL. Especially if you were a quality control inspector with that dept., what job that would be. ;)

Well his recent accomplishment is that he found a loophole that allows people to buy alcohol from other provinces and bring it to B.C. as long as it's for personal use. It's an old law form the prohibition days that said you couldn't transport alcohol between provinces and we just never got around to repealing it but that would be the job of the federal booze minster. Too bad the Liberals are gong to be crushed and he'll be replaced with a New Democrat but maybe he'll do something awesome aswell.
 
I was referring mainly to Ontario. I have no idea how other Provincial govt's, other than Quebec, caretake the sale of alcohol.
They all have liquor control boards like in Ontario as that was the condition of the repeal of prohibition but Alberta privatized it. That's my understanding anyways.

Edit: Yes they all do, some provinces also extend it to gambling.
 
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We are all finished with the stone, bronze and iron ages so let the drinking age begin now. ;)
 
Probably there shouldn't be any hard and fast rule. Restrictions on selling it to minors makes sense, but the illegal nature of alcohol drives teens to drink in secret, which is much more dangerous than doing so in a more public environment. If someone drinks too much and gets sick, then their friends fear to call for help since they will be punished. The societal position that alcohol is evil probably needs to go by the wayside, as well. Children need to be taught how to drink responsibly in a safe environment, not forced to hide and drink in secret.
 
What age do you think people should be able to drink. Here in Canada most provinces are 19 except Quebec, Alberta, and Manitoba at 18. I'm going to a country where I can legally drink and it leaves the question, does it matter what the drinking age is? In my experience most people start drinking well before they are legally allowed to. I would also like to know why the U.S. has a right to guns in it's constitution but Canadians can't have alcohol considering it played a very important part in confederation. I personally believe there should be no drinking age.


I say 18.Your old enough to vote and old enough to be sent to war,so you should be allowed to drink alcohol.
 
For all of you who want a high drinking age, do you think that will stop those under the age from drinking? They already do anyways so why bother?
 
It's 21 in New York as it is in most Tate's I'd imagine nice states that didn't raise their drinking age to 21 lost one highway funds.

Personally I find it perverse that we'll draft kids at 18 but won't let them buy a beer.
 
I say 18.Your old enough to vote and old enough to be sent to war,so you should be allowed to drink alcohol.

I use to believe that way pretty much all my life.....until I saw my oldest son come home from a party at the age of 18 drunk almost to the point of alcohol poisoning. He was planning back then to go up to Wisconsin at the time since it was only 18 to drink there.

He learned on his own about when he is out in public and just how much about losing control. Now he is over 21 and does not look to drink just to get drunk. For that which I am truly happy!
 
I think the drinking age should remain at 21.

Why Digs? A person who's 18 can enter into binding contracts, join the military (actually I think you can do that at 17, though I'm not sure), go to prison and just generally are considered legal adults. What's the thinking in making buying alcohol the one and only thing that you have to wait for the age of 21?
 
I don't favor a set age. It feeds a taboo that leads to excess.
 
For all of you who want a high drinking age, do you think that will stop those under the age from drinking? They already do anyways so why bother?

Why did you ask the question, then?



Those of us who are parents know that this is what it is like having teenagers.
 
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