The Canadian province of Alberta (just north of Montana) has had a legal drinking age of 18 since 1970, when it was first lowered from 21 along with the age of majority. Recently, a few police chiefs have been talking about wanting to raise the drinking age to 19, which it currently is in most other provinces except for Manitoba and Quebec. They claim it would reduce binge drinking, drunk driving, and other alcohol-related problems among young people. However, the current Tory government of the province doesn't buy that line of reasoning, and states that they have no intention to raise the drinking age. Premier Alison Redford says that the move is "off the table", and we at Twenty-One Debunked couldn't agree more.
Instead, the provincial government is moving forward with plans to toughen up their DUI laws and make them similar to the successful model found in their neighboring province, British Columbia. A previous post discusses the BC success story in more detail.
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Alright, Alberta! eh. The province's PC Premier knows better so that the focus can shift to reduce cases of drunk driving.
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