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Joshua Hunter

Joshua Hunter is General Counsel in the Constitutional Law Branch of Ontario's Ministry of the Attorney General, arguing constitutional cases before the Supreme Court of Canada.

Oct 11, 2026

Malcolm RowePANELIST
100:55
I wonder.
100:57
But in any event, the key there is that everywhere else in the rest of the section, and this we'll come back to when we talk about Earth Future at the end, it's talking about the LGIC end stop author license.
101:06
Here, there's the additional requirement that it be authorized by the legislature.
101:13
Now, my friend's made a lot about the definition of lottery scheme and whether this is one scheme or two schemes, and our submission is ultimately it does not matter because that definition is in relation to saying it's lawful.
101:28
So if we're conducting and managing a game, it's lawful.
101:32
If we're conducting and managing the whole scheme, which is what I submit we are doing, that is how the iGaming Act describes it, and frankly, it's what my friend's authorizing legislation, such as the BC Gaming Control Act, authorize.
101:43
Provincial lottery corporations and provincial iGaming run lottery schemes.

17 MINS LATER

speaker_7PANELIST
118:41
Why is it you think they remained inactive with respect to what you say would have been a more obvious and overt interpretation that could have made our job so much easier? Uh, Earthworks was pretty clear, and, uh, I, I'm still sort of grappling with that, that conundrum.
Malcolm Rowe
Malcolm RowePANELIST
100:55
I wonder.
100:57
But in any event, the key there is that everywhere else in the rest of the section, this will come back to when we talk about Earth Future at the end, it's talking about the LGIC end stop author license.
101:07
Here, there's the additional requirement that it be authorized by the legislature.
101:13
Now, my friend's made a lot about the definition of lottery scheme and whether this is one scheme or two schemes, and our submission is ultimately it does not matter.
101:23
Because that definition is in relation to saying it's lawful.
101:28
So if we're conducting and managing a game, it's lawful.
101:32
If we're conducting and managing the whole scheme, which is what I submit we are doing, that is how the iGaming Act describes it, and frankly, it's what my friend's authorizing legislation, such as the BC Gaming Control Act, authorize.

17 MINS LATER

118:41
Why is it you think they remained inactive with respect to what you say would have been a more obvious and overt interpretation that could have made our job so much easier? Uh, Earthworks was pretty clear, and, uh, I, I'm still sort of grappling with that, that conundrum.
Russell BrownUNKNOWN
100:55
I wonder.
100:57
But in any event, the key there is that everywhere else in the rest of the section, this will come back to when we talk about Earth Future at the end, it's talking about the LGIC end stop author license.
101:07
Here, there's the additional requirement that it be authorized by the legislature.
101:13
Now, my friend's made a lot about the definition of lottery scheme and whether this is one scheme or two schemes, and our submission is ultimately it does not matter because that definition is in relation to saying it's lawful.
101:28
So if we're conducting and managing a game, it's lawful.
101:32
If we're conducting and managing the whole scheme, which is what I submit we are doing, that is how the iGaming Act describes it, and frankly, it's what my friend's authorizing legislation, such as the BC Gaming Control Act, authorize.
101:43
Provincial lottery corporations, provincial iGaming run lottery schemes.

17 MINS LATER

speaker_7UNKNOWN
118:41
Why is it you think they remained inactive with respect to what you say would have been a more obvious and overt interpretation that could have made our job so much easier? Uh, Earthworks was pretty clear, and, uh, I, I'm still sort of grappling with that, that conundrum.

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