Lest anyone forget. All parties at Queen’s Park will support government legislation making it illegal for any Ontario business owner to prohibit employees from wearing poppies for #RemembranceDay. #ONpoli story by @robertbenzie: thestar.com/politics/provi…
Why? The forthcoming law was sparked by Whole Foods Market banning staff from sporting @RoyalCdnLegion poppies on their uniforms. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…
While the U.S.-based grocery chain, which is owned by Amazon and operates 14 high-end supermarkets in Canada, reversed its controversial policy after a nationwide outcry, it was still pushed to have a law on the books. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath called it “a shameful situation” that employees were not allowed to wear poppies. “I certainly was as shocked as most Ontarians to see what was happening at @WholeFoods,” said Horwath. thestar.com/politics/provi…
Obtaining a poppy and collecting funds for the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund was already hindered by #COVID19. @RoyalCdnLegion created a pilot project to allow for touchless donation boxes to try to counter this. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…
Whole Foods reversed its stance after Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay called the firm’s brass to discuss the situation. In the U.S., the company is being sued for preventing its employees from wearing Black Lives Matter #COVID19 masks at work. thestar.com/politics/provi…
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