In Canada the Drink Age should be raised from 18 to 21

As Pro has forfeited Round 2, he clearly does not mean to fulfill his Burden of Proof to support his claims. Thus I will begin Round 2 by refuting the points of his initial argument.Rebuttal-Point 1: Pro claims 18 or 19 is too young to understand responsible drinkingPro has failed to provide any evidence that two or three extra years will somehow make a young person understand the ramifications of irresponsible alcohol use, as there is no system in place in Canada to teach such to young people. Nor is there any evidence that 21 year olds are any better at "figuring themselves out" than 18 year olds.Point 2: Pro claims less car crashes due to intoxication will occur if the drinking age is raisedThe Cato Institute published a study on the results of the MLDA21 (Minimum Legal Drinking Age at 21) being instituted in the United States, and found that in the vast majority of states the increase in drinking age only provided an extremely short term drop in car crash fatalities in 18-20 year olds, which rebounded within under three years to previous rates (and in many cases higher rates). In addition, many states saw an increase in fatalities among 18-20 year olds as well as 17 year olds. They concluded that when the drinking age was 18, 17 year olds accessed alcohol through peer networks; when the drinking age was raised those under 21 felt an increased pressure to drink excessively on each occasion as they felt unsure of their ability to obtain alcohol. In addition, they found that many 17 year olds were willing to wait the single year until 18 to consume alcohol legally, but unwilling to wait four years until the age of 21 and thus became law breakers.http://www.cato.org...Point 3: Pro claims less drunk sex would occur if the drinking age is raisedConsidering that those under 21 make up the vast majority of undergraduate college students, this claim is obviously incorrect. The United States Department of Health and Human Services performed research on the state of college students in regards to drinking and sex. 80% of all college students report drinking, despite it being illegal under a drinking age of 21. 80-90% of students also have sexual intercourse, and almost 50% of their unplanne sexual encounters are conducted under the influence of alcohol. 80% have their first sexual experience due to alcohol, and by senior year 81% have had sex under the influence of alcohol. 40% of college men report feeling that it is okay to force sex on a drunk woman, 75% of admitted date rapists state using alcohol purposefully to get the woman drunk enough for sex, and 60% of STDs are transmitted when the participants are drunk.http://www.georgiahealth.edu...Clearly raising the drinking age from 18 to 21 in the United States did not lead to a reduction in car crashes and fatalities due to alcohol, nor did it lead to a reduction in irresponsible sexual behavior due to the influence of alcohol. There is no god reason to believe that these things would be lowered in Canada by doing the same. Pro has not met his BOP to show that any of his claims regarding alcohol use by those under the legal drinking age are correct.