- vote in municipal, provincial, and federal elections
- serve alcohol
- go to war with the armed forces
- sign contracts
- drop out of high school
- live on your own
- enroll in University or College
- be a licensed practitioner of virtually any skilled trade
- own and purchase your own gun
- have a full “G” drivers license
- purchase pornography
- be filmed/photographed for pornography
- be an exotic dancer
- have no protections under the Youth Criminal Justice Act
Benefits of Drinking age of 18:
Democratic rights: Fairness and equality under the law, as guaranteed by section 15 of the charter.
Social freedom: Ability for adults of age 18 to follow friends into areas that serve liquor: pubs, clubs, casinos, etc.
Ease burden of legal system: discard charges related to this legislation; our courts already have long waiting periods due to the large number of cases.
If alcohol was labeled for mature people, the drinking age would be 90. There are 18 years old who abuse alcohol, but there are 30 years old even 50 years old who abuse alcohol that also get into drunk driving accidents. An age doesn’t decide on ones maturity.
I think that more should be done to educate adults on drunk driving. Educating 18 year olds about that topic is easier than educating 30-50 years old. Why? Because when one is 30, they feel that they don’t need lessons on drinking and driving; they are old enough to make that decision.
these are my opinions, what are your thoughts?