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To invest in vice can be a sound financial decision, but despite the lure of healthy profits, individuals and mutual funds have been reluctant to invest in this type of stock. After all, who would take pride in supporting the tobacco industry, knowing it sells a deadly product? And what social responsibilities do investors bear with respect to compulsive gamblers who have lost so much money that suicide becomes an attractive option?
Canada the Good considers more than five hundred years of debates and regulation that have conditioned Canadians' attitudes towards certain vices. Early European settlers implemented a Christian moral order that regulated sexual behaviour, gambling, and drinking. Later, some transgressions were diagnosed as health issues that required treatment. Those who refused the label of illness argued that behaviours formerly deemed as vices were within the range of normal human behaviour.
This historical synthesis demonstrates how moral regulation has changed over time, how it has shaped Canadians' lives, why some debates have almost disappeared and others persist, and why some individuals and groups have felt empowered to tackle collective social issues. Against the background of the evolution of the state, the enlargement of the body politic, and mounting forays into court activism, the author illustrates the complexity over time of various forms of social regulation and the control of vice.
Contents
Canada the Good: A Short History of Vice Since 1500 by Marcel Martel
Introduction
Chapter 1 Different Worlds, Different Values: Encounters from 1500 to 1700
Encounters
Free Sexuality
""An Inveterate Passion for Brandy""
Gambling
Tobacco
Conclusion: Interacting with Aboriginals
Chapter 2 In the Name of God, the King, and the Settlers: Regulating Behaviors during the Colonial Era (1700-1850)
Sexuality: Only for Procreation
Drinking: Very Thirsty People?
Gambling: No ""Unlawfull Games to Be Used in House""
Tobacco: A ""Successful"" Cultural Transfer
Conclusion
Chapter 3 Triumphs: Vices in Retreat, 1850-1920
Building the Kingdom of God on Earth
Sexuality: Repression and Resistance
Drinking: Chasing the Liquor Demon
Gambling: A Disrespectful Activity
Drugs: Getting Rid of Them
Tobacco: A Fashionable Habit
Conclusion
Chapter 4 No Longer Vices: Call Them Health Issues, 1920 to the Present
Different Values and Sexual Openness
Alcohol: State Monopoly and Responsible Drinking
A New Addict: Governments and Gambling
Drugs: Let's Help Young White Kids
Tobacco: A Health Threat and An Annoying Habit
Conclusion
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
