Manitoba's loopy liquor laws

Guess the year that the province changed the law to allow the following:

Q.1
Beer parlours can set their own prices.

Q.2
Pricing favours made‐in‐Manitoba beer.

Q.3
Manitoba’s only women’s beer parlour opens at Winnipeg Beach, but is shut down after a few hours because it has not obtained the necessary licence.

Q.4
Dancing and drinking are allowed at the same time, for the first time. For a $10 fee, a licensed dining room can obtain a permit to dance.

Q.5
Aboriginal people can purchase liquor for off‐premises consumption. However, they are still unable to consume liquor in licensed establishments, and sales are not allowed on reserves.

Q.6
Prohibition ends in Manitoba.

Q.7
Beer parlours are purely for the business of drinking – not for pleasure or entertainment. There can be no food, standing, singing, dancing, musical instruments, gambling or games of any kind. Business must be conducted on a cash‐only basis – no credit or cheques. Women and men may not drink in the same space.

Q.8
Sunday serving is permitted for the first time.

Q.9
Aboriginal people can now legally consume alcohol both on and off reserve as Manitoba acts on provisions put in place by the federal government in 1951.

Q.10
Beer parlours allowed to sell wine and spirits in addition to just suds.

Q.11
No more limits on individual purchases of liquor. Manitobans can now buy unlimited quantities at one time.

Q.12
Beverage rooms and cocktail lounges can serve booze on Sundays, Christmas and Thanksgiving — but only with a meal.

Q.13
Province lifts requirement for beer stores to sell brews from every Manitoba brewery.

Q.14
Dancing is allowed in all licensed establishments. Venues must provide live music to qualify for a dancing licence.

Q.15
Patrons are allowed to stand up while drinking.

Q.16
Self‐serve liquor stores open.

Q.17
Liquor can be dispensed in cups, instead of only in its original packaging.

Q.18
MLCC becomes the first liquor agency in Canada to launch a marketing campaign.

Q.19
Province lifts requirement for beverage rooms to close for supper hour.

Q.20
Bars can serve until 2 a.m. on Sundays