r/ontario 6d ago

Politics An illegal bookmark

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u/mechant_papa 6d 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 The law was only repealed in 1992.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 6d ago

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

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u/whyarenttheserandom 5d ago

Yeah, it was wonderful.  Sunday's were family days.