I remember growing up here in Ontario under the Blue Laws.
It wasn't until 1985 that the Canadian Supreme Court in their infinite capacity to destroy the foundations of our nation declared the Lord's Day Act was an unconstitutional attempt to establish a religious-based closing law in violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Some additional info...
"By the middle of the 19th century, public Christianity" was taking shape. Universities, founded by particular churches in order to train indigenous clergy, received public support and began to admit students from all religious backgrounds, even while retaining their peculiar denominational leanings. There developed public school systems officially committed to producing "Christian citizens"; outside Québec they were Protestant for all practical purposes, and English-speaking Catholics struggled to support private schools with little help from government.*He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,There arose a public rhetoric that was often biblical (eg, Canada was called a "Dominion" because the term is found in Psalm 72:8*) and laws pertaining to personal morality reflected popular Christian standards. The public calendar was marked by Christian holidays, particularly Christmas and Easter, and Sunday was traditionally a day of rest.
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The urban threat to traditional Christian ways brought Protestant and Catholic leaders together in support of the Lord's Day Act of 1906 (proclaimed 1907). Respect for Sunday, the "Lord's Day," was hallowed by custom in rural society, but in urban society it could only be maintained by law. Many of the furthest-reaching modifications to the Act, permitting more amusement and labour on Sunday, occurred during the 2 world wars. The changes were justified as necessary to the success of war efforts "to defend Christian civilization." link
Canada is socialist period.