🚀 go-pugleaf

I'd like to add my two cents worth.

I am all for Sunday Shopping.  Sunday Shopping is already in place in Nova
Scotia...as long as your business falls under a certain square footage.
Previous posters are correct when they stated if you've never rented a
movie, bought gasoline, or a chocolate bar on a Sunday you're likely lying.
I'd also like the choice of Shopping at Sobeys or Superstore on a Sunday.

I work 5 days a week, get up at 6:30 am and get home at 6:00 pm, by the time
my children and I have had supper and cleaned up afterwards, it's their bed
time, and so I am unable to go shopping Monday to Friday without hiring a
babysitter.  I do not enjoy crowded Saturday Malls or Grocery Stores, when
everyone else is hurriedly trying to squeeze their shopping into one day.
Sunday Shopping would alleviate some of that rush-rush.

Also, with so many people finding it difficult to find full-time employment
having to work two or three part time jobs simply to make ends meet, Sunday
would give them another day for shopping or working, and might alleviate
some stress in their lives.

Many of the other provinces that have Sunday Shopping also have laws to
protect workers, which allows the worker to not work Sundays for religious
reasons.  Depending on your religion the "Sabbath Day" is not always Sunday.

If you want to go to Church, by all means do.  If you are against Sunday
Shopping stay out of the stores and restaurants that are open on Sunday, and
don't whine about Sunday Shopping if you have no intention of going to those
stores if the Government changes its stance on Sunday Shopping.  If you
don't want to work in retail on Sunday don't, there are other people out
there who would be quite willing to work in your place.

A note about working Sundays...Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT/Ambulance
Workers, Nurses & Doctors, Radio Announcers and many others work on Sundays
because they are essential services.  But Factories and others work seven
days a week, which means there already are people working Sundays, opening
Malls and Big Box Stores will not have an effect on those of you who choose
not to shop on Sundays, but for people who work Monday to Saturday, Sunday
Shopping might be the one thing that will alleviate the stress of trying to
make it to the store Saturday night before everything closes.

Also another thought, I lived in Alberta for a few years.  The ONLY day
stores are closed there is Christmas Day.  They were open on all Statuatory
Holidays including Remebrance Day.