Nova Scotia First Nation bans premier from Indigenous land in wake of cannabis crackdown – National Post

Dec 10, 2025

The Sipekne’katik First Nation threatened to fine the Nova Scotia premier and two ministers $50,000 if they step on band property

A Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw First Nation has banned the province’s premier and two of his ministers from their lands as “undesirables” in the wake of a recent directive from the province for police to crack down on illegal cannabis sales.
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“Sipekne’katik First Nation has signed a Band Council Resolution declaring that Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston, Justice Minister and Attorney General Scott Armstrong, and Minister of L’nu (Indigenous) Affairs, Leah Martin, are banned as undesirables from ALL Sipekne’katik band lands,” said a press release from the band.

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