Mr. Speaker, there have been many opinions expressed one way or the other on this, and I think it always comes down to the issue of rights, and they quote chapter and verse of the Constitution and of the Canadian Human Rights Act, and it goes on and on and on. But nowhere have I read where a person has the right to drink. You have rights to many things, but there is nothing in there that says a person has a right to drink. I do not think it is a right. It is more of a privilege, because this government dictates where you can drink. It dictates many things dealing with alcohol. It is, therefore, no longer a fundamental right as is being quoted from these many documents that are referred to, Mr. Speaker.
Tony Whitford on Question O198-12(2): Legal Questions With Regard To Sobriety Clause
In the Legislative Assembly on February 28th, 1992. See this statement in context.
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Question O198-12(2): Legal Questions With Regard To Sobriety Clause
Item 5: Oral Questions
February 27th, 1992
Page 190
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