OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight says she respects the independence of Nova Scotia's judiciary in determining judges have the right to ban the poppy from their courtrooms.
Earlier this week, the heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts expressed their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings.

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