https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/grandparent-happy-hour-9.7282379?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4'Happy hour at the place where we call home'In testimony, facility executive director Abigail Dahl told lawmakers that getting a permit would bring a lot of cost and red tape, and the permit just didn't fit the facility's situation.
"Assisted living and nursing home dining operations are already operating under a comprehensive public health regulatory framework designed to prevent foodborne illness and protect residents," said Dahl.
"Requiring a liquor license is simply red tape without value. It's duplicative, not protective."
LeBrun says she was nervous to testify before the state legislature. She had never done anything like that before.
So, with her daughters' help, she would practice in front of the mirror.
"Just because we are older, and living in assisted living, doesn't mean we should have fewer freedoms than anyone else," she told the state legislature.
"This amendment is simply putting into law what many people assume is already allowed: happy hour at the place where we call home."
In April the bill was passed with a vote of 129 to one. It was then signed into law by Gov. Walz in July.
