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Old 06-02-2007, 06:04 PM   #12
jolinar of malkshor
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The government does not have the right to regulare the goings on inside of it. This is what 'self-government' means. They police themselves and make their own laws... to a certain extent. I don't think the provincial government has the right to ban smoking on what is essentially private property. They tried it in BC and you can still smoke in bars on reserves in BC. At least, you could the last time I was there.
This judge in Manitoba struck down their smoking law because it DIDN'T include native lands.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2006/08...an-appeal.html
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