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Ðaspect€under€s.€92€of€the€ò òConstitution€Act,€1867ó ó€subject€to€ParliamentaryÐ „ Ðparamountcy€in€the€case€of€a€clash€between€federal€and€provincialÐ Ô P Ðlegislation.€.€.€.€€Altogether€apart€from€features€of€gaming€which€attractÐ Ðcriminal€prohibition,€lottery€activities€are€subject€to€the€legislative€authorityÐ l è Ðof€the€province€under€various€heads€of€s.€92,€including,€I€suggest,€propertyÐ 8!´ Ðand€civil€rights€(13),€licensing€(9),€and€maintenance€of€charitable€institutionsÐ "€ Ð(7)€(specifically€recognized€by€the€ò òCodeó ó€provisions).€€Provincial€licensingÐ Ð"L ! Ðand€regulation€of€gaming€activities€is€not€ò òper€seó ó€legislation€in€relation€toÐ œ# " Ðcriminal€law.Ó ö¹ ÓÐ h$ä # œ Ð œ Ð ÐÌWithout€foreclosing€discussion€on€other€potential€heads€of€jurisdiction,€it€is€sufficient€forÐ ˜' ' Ðthis€appeal€to€find€that€the€ò òVLT€Actó ó€was,€ò òprima€facieó ó,€validly€enacted€under€ss.€92(13)€andÐ 0)¬ ) Ð92(16).€€Section€16(1)€deals€specifically€with€the€siteholder€agreements,€which€areÐ È*D"+ Ðcontractual€in€nature€and€thereby€fall€under€property€and€civil€rights.€€On€a€broader€level,Ð `,Ü#- Ðthe€municipal€plebiscites€empower€each€community€to€determine€whether€VLTs€will€beÐ ø-t%/ Ðpermitted,€thereby€invoking€matters€of€a€local€nature.€€€€€€€€Ð / '1 Ð‡Ý ‚ % Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ % ÑýRÀ Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú23Ú ÚÛ € z Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà œ àThe€ò òVLT€Actó ó€is€not,€as€the€appellants€have€submitted,€a€colourable€attemptÐ „ Ðto€legislate€criminal€law.€€The€Act€does€not€possess€the€relevant€characteristics€outlinedÐ ˜ Ðby€Rand€J.€in€ò òReference€re€Validity€of€Section€5(a)€of€the€Dairy€Industry€Actó ó,€[1949]Ð ´ 0 ÐS.C.R.€1,€at€p.€50,ò òó ó€and€affirmed€by€the€Privy€Council€in€ò òCanadian€Federation€ofÐ L È ÐAgriculture€v.€Attorney„General€for€Quebecó ó,€[1951]€A.C.€179,€at€p.€196,€and,€moreÐ ä ` Ðrecently,€in€ò òReference€re€Firearms€Act€(Can.)ó ó,ò ò€ó ó[2000]€1€S.C.R.€783,€2000€SCC€31,€atÐ | ø Ðpara.€27.€€These€are€(1)€a€prohibition,€(2)€coupled€with€a€penalty,€and€(3)€a€criminal€lawÐ Ðpurpose.€€The€respondents€conceded€that€the€ò òVLT€Actó ó€contains€a€prohibition,€namely,€s.Ð ¬ ( Ð3(1)€prohibits€the€operation€of€VLTs€in€municipalities€that€have€banned€them€as€theÐ D À Ðresult€of€a€binding€plebiscite.€€Nevertheless,€this€alone€is€insufficient€to€establish€that€theÐ Ü X Ðò òVLT€Actó ó€is,€in€pith€and€substance,€criminal€law.€€The€Act€does€not€create€penalÐ t ð Ðconsequences,€and€was€not€enacted€for€a€criminal€law€purpose.Ý ƒ % ÑýRÀ mÀ ݌Рˆ ÐŒÝ ÝÌÝ ‚ % Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ % Ñý Æ Ý
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