Sunday Shopping Debate Drags On!
I do not envy this man, our new Premier. In 2004, people in the province narrowly voted in a plebisite to ban Sunday shopping. Superstore and Sobeys have recently circumvented the law by following Pete Luckett's example of utilizing a loophole in the law which allows grocery stores under 4000 square feet to open. Today, Premier MacDonald has closed that loophole to stores which did not utilize it before June 1st, 2006. Superstore and Sobeys will therefore not be allowed to open on Sundays. Another plebisite on this is promised for the municipal elections in the fall of 2008.The question I have around this issue is this: No matter what the voters decide in the 2008 plebisite on Sunday shopping - will this issue ever go away? The reason I said at the beginning of this post that I do not envy our Premier is that no matter what he does with this issue - almost half the population will be disapointed.
"We believe it is important to respect the results of the Sunday shopping plebiscite held in 2004,'' MacDonald said in a statement.
I agree with what Rodney has done - whether we agree or disagree with Sunday shopping, what is the sense of having a plebisite if the results are not honored?
posted by Fireguy @ 7:14 PM
2 Comments:
I think we are the only province which does not allow Sunday shopping.
Don't you think it would help with the unemployment situation?
All kinds of people work on Sunday...Doctors, Nurses, Taxi Drivers, Fast Food Restaurants..etc etc etc.
The Corner Stores are afraid of losing their business..as well they should be.
They charge an arm and a leg for a loaf of bread.
And cat food.
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