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LEGAL DRINKING AGE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-10-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Provincial Laws and Legal Docs. (Exc. Quebec)
  • Quebec Laws and Legal Documents
CONT

Given that the legal drinking age is 19 in Ontario, it would appear that there is a very high degree of social acceptance for alcohol use, whether legal or not.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Documents jurid. provinciaux autres que québécois
  • Lois et documents juridiques québécois
CONT

La moitié de la population (50 p. 100) estime que l'âge légal pour boire devrait être augmenté [...]

Spanish

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