African Nova Scotian advocates are calling on Premier Stephen McNeil to apologize and retract allegations that members of their communities have been carelessly flouting the COVID-19 rules.
McNeil made the comments in a Tuesday briefing, naming East Preston and North Preston as being among the areas where some people “do not listen and won’t stop partying” in the midst of a dangerous pandemic. “We absolutely expect a 180-degree turnaround from our premier from today forward in how he’s addressing communities,” said Nzingha Millar, chair of the Arts, Community, Culture and Economics collective for African Nova Scotian professionals. “And this should be a precedent for any type of emergency response that we see our province or our country