[Citizen Zed]

I wonder if they must close for Ramadan too?

[kaehurowing]

Kind of bizarre since Canada is more anti-Christian than the U.S.

[El Cid]

Whole Foods told Postmedia Network earlier this month the store believed Lansdowne Park, which is off the Rideau Canal in central Ottawa, was a designated tourist area.

Probably 10 feet away from the border of the designated tourist area - outlined on a secret map, only seen by City Hall. Sounds like Whole Foods is going to be shook down by the local government crooks.

[donna]

Before there were shopping malls in America, Main Street was where Sears, Penny's, etc were located.

They closed at 5:30PM, 6:00PM on Saturday, Closed on Sunday.
Each Thursday, there were open until 9:00PM.

No drug store was open 24 hrs.

[fidelis]

I remember very clearly that, at least up until the late 1960's in some places in this country (even California where I grew up) there were "blue laws" in effect, where it was illegal for stores to be open on Sunday (and to sell alcohol after midnight on Saturday). If went from that to being voluntary, to now where pretty much everyone is open on Sunday except Chic-Fil-A and Hobby Lobby. There were also curfews for minors.

The real question, of course, is if society is the better for it, or worse.

[Gay State Conservative]

When I was a kid we had pretty strict “blue laws” in Massachusetts.Just about *everything* was closed on Sundays and major holidays.Oh how I’d like to see the return of those simpler times.

[denydenydeny]

But...you can go to jail for publicly reciting certain verses from Leviticus.