So Victoria, the source of all our nuggets of wonderful information, has called the rest of the nation out of its bedroom after a night of hard living. Canadians, and Vancouver-ites too, are wipping sleep out of their eyes and trying to figure out whether or not they’re actually dying or just feeling that way because of the last round of tequlia shots.

According to the CBC the the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of B.C. has declared that nearly “three-quarters of people consume alcohol in excess of Canada’s low-risk drinking guidelines” and that makes our livers cry out in pain.

One fact I liked is that “Canada’s low-drinking guidelines offer a way to understand when the risks to health and safety outweigh any potential benefits.” Aside from the glass of wine a day leading the French to long lives I wasn’t really aware that alcohol had any benifits aside from being really fun.

“There is no doubt that alcohol is Canada’s favourite drug,” said the centre’s director and report co-author Dr. Tim Stockwell. “Illicit drugs get more headlines but alcohol causes more harm in terms of premature deaths and in health, social and economic costs.”

Take that B.C. bud, Molson Canadian still is king. And yes Victoria we are wasting our lives in a booze induced haze, we’ll all get a job in the morning.