The RCMP raids on cannabis shops and dispensaries in Millbrook First Nation has left the community divided, writes resident Margie Ann Cook, who argues that the store owners are merely exercising their treaty right.
Those working in the cannabis sector who are non-union will not likely have things like a fair wages, sick and medical benefits, a pension or to even be covered by provincial labour standards if they are classed as agriculture workers, writes NS federation of Labour president Danny Cavanagh. It’s time to protect and enshrine into law better protections for the workers’ employment and labour conditions.