Says he may introduce legislation to ensure workers’ right to wear poppies for Remembrance Day

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, along with other Canadian stakeholders, has condemned the action of a judge in the province who banned employees from wearing poppies in court facilities.

In a post on social media platform X, Houston shared that there was an order issued prohibiting individuals working in certain court facilities from wearing poppies while on duty in those locations.

“This order was issued under the guise that the poppy is somehow a ‘political statement’,” he says. “This is disgusting.”

“It is a symbol of remembrance and respect for the fallen and those who served and continue to serve our country. Poppies have been worn in Canada since 1921,” he says.

“We have courts and a democracy because of the courage of those who are willing to make the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of, and in defence of, the very rights and freedoms we enjoy.”

Legislation for Remembrance Day

Houston did not specify the name of the judge who gave the order. Meanwhile, Andrew Preeper, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia courts, says that no conversations about poppies occurred in the courtroom, according to a report from the National Post.

“Nor did a judge ban poppies from the courtroom,” he says, according to the report.

Still, Houston notes that he might push for legislation to ensure workers’ rights to wear poppies in the workplace.

“If necessary, I will introduce The Nova Scotia...

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