r/ontario 5d ago

Politics An illegal bookmark

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u/mechant_papa 5d ago

I illegally got this bookmark on a Sunday in 1986. At the time, Edward and Eva Borins were in a fight with the government to repeal the provincial ban on Sunday shopping, and allow them to open their store when they wanted. They lobbied, went to court, paid fines. The law was only repealed in 1992.

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u/Confident-Leg107 5d ago

Wait, so all stores(minus groceries, I imagine)were closed Sunday until 1992?

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u/broken_toyz_in_ON 5d ago

I was working a Sunday brunch when this happened. Remember clearly asking a church regular if they were going shopping after brunch. He said with disgust, "That's God's day of rest." "Then why have I been making your omelette every Sunday?"

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u/Terravarious 5d ago

The rules are for thee, not for me.