Crown minister and Mi’kmaq chiefs respond to recent cannabis raids in Nova Scotia – PNI Atlantic News
Mar 09, 2026
“I encourage the province to sit down with First Nations and find a way forward,” – Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Affairs visited Cape Breton last week and was forced to dip her toe into the smokey waters of the cannabis tensions between Mi’kmaq and the provincial government.
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs of Canada Rebecca Alty was asked by media what her thoughts were on the situation of cannabis sales in Nova Scotia. She had arrived in Cape Breton the day after three dispensaries were raided by RCMP in Unama’ki (Cape Breton).
