I know nothing specifically about Canada, but looking at this 
question from a global perspective, I think that whites were 
suspicious about the ability of blacks and "indigenous" peoples to 
drink responsibly.  I don't think that there was the same concern 
about Asian peoples.  For them, the concern that Europeans most often 
showed seems to have been opium and other non-alcoholic drugs.  In 
other words, I don't know whether "whiteness" and responsible 
drinking were tied together, if you factor in Asians.

At 12:39 PM 5/31/2006, you wrote:
>For what it is worth, I am of the impression that during the period 
>of American Slavery in the deep south, the slaves were not 
>"permitted" or at least given alcohol because the slave masters 
>worried about their behavior when intoxicated. I seem to remember 
>there were exceptions to this on the plantations but for the most 
>part it was generally desirable to keep alcohol away from them.
>This would certainly lend to a sense of "whiteness" and privilege in 
>Antebellum Southern American White Culture. I cannot speak to the 
>Canadian culture...
>
>As for sources, I am on the road and do not have access to sources...
>
>Regards,
>
>Steve Powell
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>On May 28, 2006, at 12:48 PM, Robert Campbell wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>A colleague of mine has asked about secondary literature on liquor 
>>as a white privilege, particularly in the Canadian context. My work 
>>certainly has assumed that privilege, but it does not discuss how 
>>access to alcohol can be part of the process of creating "whiteness."
>>Regards,
>>Robert Campbell
>>
>>
>>Robert A. Campbell, Ph.D.
>>Department of History
>>Capilano College
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