Does the use of a comma placed after the word "or" in clause 2.3.3 of the Canadian Constitution apply to distinguish between two distinct alternatives or scenarios?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Capital West Partners v. Playtime Community Gaming Centres Inc., 2014 BCSC 86 (CanLII):
The use of a comma placed after the word “or”, as found in clause 2.3, simply reinforces the use of “or” to denote two distinct alternatives or scenarios: Schmidt v. Air Products Canada Ltd., 1994 CanLII 104 (SCC), [1994] 2 S.C.R. 611 at 663-664.
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