Veterans Affairs Minister Says She Respects Courts Independence on Poppy Ban

Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence Jill McKnight rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Oct. 31, 2025. The Canadian Press/Spencer ColbyVeterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight says she respects the independence of Nova Scotia courts in deciding whether to ban employees from wearing poppies in the courtroom. Her comments come after the chief justices of Nova Scotia’s supreme and provincial courts announced earlier this week that they support judges’ discretion on the matter.“The poppy is a powerful symbol of remembrance for all who have served and sacrificed on behalf of Canada, and something that I wear with pride,” McKnight wrote in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times on Nov. 11.