Quebec Superior Court Judge overturns ban on smoking during stage performances, deeming it a protected form of artistic expression under Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Quebec Superior Court Judge Jean-François Émond has overturned a lower court's decision, ruling that smoking during stage performances is a valid form of artistic expression protected under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This decision clears three Quebec City theatres that had been fined for allowing actors to smoke on stage. The judge declared the section of Quebec's tobacco control law banning smoking on the site of a cultural or artistic performance invalid, but suspended the application of the decision for a year to allow the government to modify its legislation.
May 29, 2024
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