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Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts) Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:28 PM Apr 2015

Whole Foods charged by police for opening on Good Friday

Source: CBC NEWS

Whole Foods at Lansdowne Park is facing four charges for opening the store on Good Friday but plans to have the redeveloped area classified as a tourist centre could make it exempt from the provincial law in the future.

Ottawa police were called to the store on Good Friday after a complaint it was violating the Ontario Retail Business Holidays Act, which calls for most stores to be closed on nine major holidays, including Good Friday and Easter Sunday, with the following exceptions:

Gas stations.
Some small shops.
Pharmacies under 7,500 sq. feet.
Nurseries, flower shops or gardening centres.
Stores in specific tourist centres, such as the ByWard Market.
On April 3 the store said it believed it fell under the tourist area exemption, and that it would close its doors for Easter Sunday.

On April 20, Ottawa police confirmed the store faces four charges for operating a business and admitting customers on Good Friday. A court appearance is set for May 21.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/whole-foods-charged-by-police-for-opening-on-good-friday-1.3040538

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Whole Foods charged by police for opening on Good Friday (Original Post) Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 OP

I'm sure religion has nothing to do with this. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #1

It has less to do with it being a religious holiday and this point and more to do with ensuring applegrove Apr 2015 #4

Well, that didn't take long. AtheistCrusader Apr 2015 #5

Correct. nt delrem Apr 2015 #8

Then why not just declare one day a month as a generic "holiday"? NYC Liberal Apr 2015 #11

We had them here in the U.S. years ago. Nothing opened on Sundays and national holidays except drug demosincebirth Apr 2015 #12

Canada can have their rules yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #7

Why, thank you. You're generous. nt delrem Apr 2015 #10

Ain't religion great, they force it on everyone. More reasons I detest religion. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2015 #2

obviously Canada is not a real democracy Mosby Apr 2015 #3

Ah, just when KY seemed to be bass ackwards.... blackspade Apr 2015 #6

Hawaii gets Good Friday off, too. candelista Apr 2015 #9

Citizens United says corporations are people. Initech Apr 2015 #13

That only applies in the U.S. hobbit709 Apr 2015 #14

Every Friday onethatcares Apr 2015 #15

Why should anyone get a paid holiday? It's an outrage, I tell you! An outrage! struggle4progress Apr 2015 #16

They Have Standards in Canada McKim Apr 2015 #17

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

1. I'm sure religion has nothing to do with this.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:33 PM

Apr 2015

I refuse to work on a holy day, and YOU CAN'T EITHER!

I love that GE thought it more important to build a software Sabbath lockout into my new stove, than they did to use the self cleaning door latch for a software childproof lock to keep the oven door from being pulled down on a small child. Priorities, right? Someone's stove use self control weakness more important than child safety.

applegrove

(118,658 posts)

4. It has less to do with it being a religious holiday and this point and more to do with ensuring

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:44 PM

Apr 2015

as many people as possible get a holiday off at least once a month. Canada is like that. They have even started a new holiday in February called Family Day. The people still rule here...not the CEOS.

AtheistCrusader

(33,982 posts)

5. Well, that didn't take long.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:49 PM

Apr 2015

delrem

(9,688 posts)

8. Correct. nt

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:20 PM

Apr 2015

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

11. Then why not just declare one day a month as a generic "holiday"?

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 11:58 PM

Apr 2015

No need to use religious holidays.

demosincebirth

(12,537 posts)

12. We had them here in the U.S. years ago. Nothing opened on Sundays and national holidays except drug

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 12:54 AM

Apr 2015

stores for half a day only. They also couldn't sell meat after 5PM. In California, it had, mostly, to do with union contracts.

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

7. Canada can have their rules

Reply to AtheistCrusader (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:13 PM

Apr 2015

It seems they are changing them next year. The United States doesn't have rules like this but the outrage of opening thanksgiving was pretty known.

delrem

(9,688 posts)

10. Why, thank you. You're generous. nt

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #7)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:53 PM

Apr 2015

RKP5637

(67,108 posts)

2. Ain't religion great, they force it on everyone. More reasons I detest religion. n/t

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:35 PM

Apr 2015

Mosby

(16,311 posts)

3. obviously Canada is not a real democracy

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 09:41 PM

Apr 2015

Someone should start a boycott movement.

blackspade

(10,056 posts)

6. Ah, just when KY seemed to be bass ackwards....

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:12 PM

Apr 2015

Some other place steps up to the plate.

candelista

(1,986 posts)

9. Hawaii gets Good Friday off, too.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:23 PM

Apr 2015

Hawaii's atheists have never protested against this, because they are not stupid.

Initech

(100,076 posts)

13. Citizens United says corporations are people.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 01:49 AM

Apr 2015

So therefore, by that logic, they can be arrested just like people. Can we go after Koch Industries now?

hobbit709

(41,694 posts)

14. That only applies in the U.S.

Reply to Initech (Reply #13)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 02:32 AM

Apr 2015

onethatcares

(16,168 posts)

15. Every Friday

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 06:31 AM

Apr 2015

is good friday to me except when I have to work and I really think everyone should get all those days off except in the stores I want to go to in order to buy beer, whiskey, food, clothes, electronic devices, musical instruments, automobile services, mattresses and furniture, cosmetics, junkshit from overseas, plants and flowers, home improvement goods and my other necessaries..

I mean, give em a day off and the next thing you know they'll want weekends and nights off too.

Do you think I'm being too harsh?

struggle4progress

(118,282 posts)

16. Why should anyone get a paid holiday? It's an outrage, I tell you! An outrage!

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 06:47 AM

Apr 2015

Ontario has nine public holidays:

New Year's Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day (December 26).

Most employees who qualify are entitled to take these days off work and be paid public holiday pay. Alternatively, they can agree in writing to work on the holiday and they will be paid:

public holiday pay plus premium pay for the hours worked on the public holiday;
or
their regular rate for hours worked on the holiday, plus they will receive another day off (called a "substitute" holiday) with public holiday pay. If the employee has earned a substitute day off with public holiday pay, the public holiday pay calculation is done with respect to the four work weeks before the work week in which the substitute day off falls.

http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/pubs/guide/publicholidays.php

McKim

(2,412 posts)

17. They Have Standards in Canada

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Tue Apr 21, 2015, 07:20 AM

Apr 2015

Holidays off are good for society. People shouldn't have to work on holidays. Private Enterprize Freedom is still not acceptable in Canada. Good for them!

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