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ÐAny€moral€aspects€of€the€ò òVLT€Actó ó€fall€within€the€doctrine€of€ð ðincidental€effectsð ð,€recentlyÐ Ô P Ðaffirmed€by€this€Court€in€ò òKitkatla€Bandó ó,ò ò€supraó ó,€at€para.€54;€and€ò òGlobal€Securities€Corp.Ð l è Ðv.€British€Columbia€(Securities€Commission)ó ó,€[2000]€1€S.C.R.€494,€€2000€SCC€21,€atÐ "€ Ðpara.€23.€€Where€a€law€is€in€pith€and€substance€related€to€the€provincial€legislative€sphere,Ð œ# " Ðit€will€not€be€struck€down€merely€because€it€has€incidental€effects€on€a€federal€head€ofÐ 4%° $ Ðpower.€€For€instance,€in€ò òRio€Hotel€Ltd.€v.€New€Brunswick€(Liquor€Licensing€Board)ó ó,Ð Ì&H & Ð[1987]€2€S.C.R.€59,€it€was€held€that€a€provincial€law€restricting€nude€entertainment€atÐ d(à ( Ðlicensed€taverns€was€valid.€€It€is€reasonable€to€assume€that€such€a€law€would€have€hadÐ ü)x!* Ðsome€incidental€effects€on€public€morality.€€Yet,€the€Court€found€that€the€law€was€validlyÐ ”+ #, Ðenacted€because€in€pith€and€substance€it€dealt€with€licensing,€local€matters,€and€propertyÐ ,-¨$. Ðand€civil€rights.€€€Ý ƒ % ÑýÕç ðç ݌РÄ.@&0 ÐŒÝ ÝÐ \0Ø'2 ÐÝ ‚ % Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ % Ñýí Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú32Ú ÚÛ € z Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà œ àIn€the€present€appeal,€the€provincial€government€passed€a€law€that€was€ò òó óÐ „ Ðwithin€a€provincial€head€of€legislative€authority.€€Although€there€is€a€possibility€that€localÐ ˜ Ðmorality€may€affect€which€municipalities€choose€to€ban€VLTs€through€bindingÐ ´ 0 Ðplebiscites,€the€dominant€purpose€of€the€ò òVLT€Actó ó€is€not€to€express€moral€disapproval€ofÐ L È ÐVLTs.€€In€as€much€as€there€is€a€moral€aspect€to€the€ò òVLT€Actó ó,€this€effect€is€incidental€toÐ ä ` Ðthe€overall€regulatory€scheme,€and€does€not€infringe€on€Parliamentð ðs€exclusive€authorityÐ | ø Ðto€legislate€criminal€law.Ý ƒ % Ñýí «í ÝŒÐ ÐŒÝ ÝÌÝ ‚ % Ñýÿ ÝÝ ÝÝ ‚ % Ñýÿð Ýà „ àÚ ƒ z Ú33Ú ÚÛ € z ! Ûà Ü àÝ Ýà œ àIn€making€this€determination,€I€am€mindful€of€the€presumption€ofÐ D À Ðconstitutionality€recognized€in€ò òReference€re€The€Farm€Products€Marketing€Actó ó,ò ò€ó ó[1957]Ð Ü X ÐS.C.R.€198,€at€p.€255;€ò òNova€Scotia€Board€of€Censors€v.€McNeiló ó,ò ò€ó ó[1978]€2€S.C.R.€662,€atÐ t ð Ðpp.€687„88;€ò òRe€Firearms€Actó ó,€ò òsupraó ó,€at€para.€25.€€When€faced€with€two€plausibleÐ ˆ Ðcharacterizations€of€a€law,€we€should€normally€choose€that€which€supports€the€lawð ðsÐ ¤ Ðconstitutional€validity.€€Ý ƒ % Ñýÿð ñ ÝŒÐ
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