Template:Did you know nominations/BC Liquor Stores
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 23:02, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
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BC Liquor Stores
[edit]- ... that until 1968, a list of some 5000 people, referred to as the "Indian List" due to the automatic inclusion of indigenous people, were prohibited from purchasing liquor from BC Liquor Stores? Source: Mayhew, Barry (2008). "Are You On The "Indian List"?". British Columbia History. 41 (2): 9–12.
- ALT1 ... that in 1920, British Columbia was the only Canadian province to have voted in favour of government-controlled liquor sales, which led to the founding of BC Liquor Stores?
Source: Campbell, Robert (1991). Demon rum or easy money : government control of liquor in British Columbia from Prohibition to privatization. Ottawa, Ontario: Carleton University Press. ISBN 9780773573727. OCLC 882258837.
- Reviewed: QPQ at Odontomachus spinifer
Converted from a redirect by Jon Kolbert (talk). Self-nominated at 16:52, 3 October 2017 (UTC).
The article is new, long enough, neutral, well referenced, and there don't appear to be any problems with close paraphrasing. Both hooks are interesting and cited, though I find the original hook slightly more catchy. A QPQ review has been provided but is not required since this appears to be the nominator's first DYK nomination. 97198 (talk) 03:39, 4 October 2017 (UTC)
