Victoria, B.C. Smoking Laws

[Boges]

The Ontario government being hypocritical? NOOOOO WAY!!!!

[The_Squid]

Good to know, so I will apply that to Ontario only.

I think they had an issue when the smoking ban was first brought in where the ban couldn't be applied to casinos on native land as that was federally regulated. The Province had no jurisdiction. They got around that because the Province issues the gambling permits and part of their criteria to get one was to be smoke-free. At least that's how I recall it happening... I could be wrong.

[Boges]

Try that in Ontario you might get some sort of blockade. The government can't (not that I mind) stop contraband tobacco from flowing off the reserves.

[The_Squid]

Try that in Ontario you might get some sort of blockade. The government can't (not that I mind) stop contraband tobacco from flowing off the reserves.

I've never heard of a Constitutional right to having a casino...

[monty16]

I'm skeptical that cigarette smoke is more harmful than tailpipe emissions from a typical Victoria automobile, but I doubt they're going to ban people from driving their cars within 7m of a window, door, or air intake.

-k

Children don't copy car exhaust pipes. Next time you see a group of smokers look closely because chances are one of them will be wearing a 70's style leisure suit with high heel cowboy boots.

[overthere]

I think they had an issue when the smoking ban was first brought in where the ban couldn't be applied to casinos on native land as that was federally regulated. The Province had no jurisdiction. They got around that because the Province issues the gambling permits and part of their criteria to get one was to be smoke-free. At least that's how I recall it happening... I could be wrong.

I reckon First Nations would dispute that feds have any jurisdiction over casino development on their land.....

A casino just outside Edmonton is on First Nations land and is the only one in the area that allows smoking (though in designated areas only). They grabbed and kept a good chunk of market share when they opened.

The feds have no interest in getting involved, and the province backed off.

[eyeball]

The feds have no interest in getting involved, and the province backed off.

I fail to see why anyone would want to begrudge this power native people have. It's something everyone should strive for.

[Boges]

I fail to see why anyone would want to begrudge this power native people have. It's something everyone should strive for.

When it comes to products that face excessive taxes, No.

Now when it comes to blockading towns and roads, that's another thing.

[eyeball]

The ends justifies the means.

[overthere]

I fail to see why anyone would want to begrudge this power native people have. It's something everyone should strive for.

I think it is more a matter of the likely court battle not being worth either winning or losing.

The province would have to fight the First Nations, and the whole thing would end up at the Supreme Court after millions in legal fees and perhaps some precedents set on jurisdictions on reserves.

There are bigger battles ahead, most notably on resource development that will involve the province and FN

[The_Squid]

I think it is more a matter of the likely court battle not being worth either winning or losing.

The province would have to fight the First Nations, and the whole thing would end up at the Supreme Court after millions in legal fees and perhaps some precedents set on jurisdictions on reserves.

There are bigger battles ahead, most notably on resource development that will involve the province and FN

There is no smoking in casinos on native lands in BC. There is no fight about it. Every casino is smoke free.