Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston speaks to reporters following a televised debate in Halifax on Nov. 14, 2024. The Canadian Press/Darren CalabreseNova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is criticizing what he is calling an “order” issued by judges forbidding employees from donning poppies while working in certain court facilities and has vowed to enact legislation, if necessary, to protect the rights of workers who want to wear the Remembrance Day symbol.Houston said the so-called directive was issued by Nova Scotia judges who consider the poppy to be a political statement. He called it “disgusting” in a lengthy social media post, adding that the “judges who issued this order are wrong.”
This Is Disgusting: NS Premier Condemns Judges Asking Court Staff Not to Don Poppy
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