The Canadian Prohibition and the Rise of the Speakeasy?

In November 2004, the New Democratic Party (NDP) introduced a bill in the Canadian Parliament which would effectively ban trans fats. Click here to read the bill. In response to this initiative, the House of Commons by 193 to 73 passed a motion calling for the establishment of the task force, followed by regulations or a law to limit trans-fat content in all food products. Click here to read the motion and to see how each M.P. voted.
As a direct result of the NDP's initiative, the Canadian Government health ministry, Health Canada, announced the formation of a task force to "develop recommendations and strategies for reducing trans fats in Canadian foods to the lowest levels possible." Click here to read the government announcement.
The NDP's initiative originated with the work of Pat Martin, M.P., the primary anti-trans fat advocate in Canada. NDP leader, Jack Layton, M.P. introduced the motion in the House of Commons and has taken this issue forward with Pat Martin.

Canadian MP Pat Martin,dedicated anti-trans fat campaigner
Incidentally, we have provided information and support to Pat Martin and his excellent staff and will continue to do so.
In August 2005, the Trans Fat Task Force created by the Canadian Government health ministry issued an interim report. Click here to read the report. Click here to read the Canadian Government's response to the interim report.

Will this change due to the declaration of "no confidence" and the upcoming election?
If the newly elected officials pick this up where the liberals left off, will this be the Canadian version of the Prohibition? Will Canadians establish and frequent Speakeasy's to enjoy apple danishes, battered fish, pizza, tubs of lard, or anything else dripping with partially hydrogenated oil?
In a country that helps drug addicts inject, made up an official national greeting ("cheemo") that didn't catch on, and attempts to ban trans fats...time will tell, but anything is possible (and the trip there promises to be interesting).