“It’s not just about the safety of our works,
but the general public as well,” explains
Thurston. “The TTC now has the right to
test its employees. How did they get that?
They made the argument of public risk.
So, I raise the question: where are all our
projects? Our projects are in the middle of
heavily populated areas in many cases. It’s
not just our workers who are at risk from
another worker who thinks I’m going out
for lunch, can’t have a beer but I can have
a joint.”
The OGCA has a strong track record of
working in conjunction with all three lev-
els of government, which will hopefully
extend to its work with marijuana regula-
tion. “We have far more success stories,
including major collaborative success sto-
ries with the provincial government, and
with the Ministry of Health.
Thurston says the OGCA is prepared to
work with agencies to implement positive
change in the industry.
“We are proactive, there’s no question
about that,” says Thurston. I come from
the industry and I’m passionate about it.
I worked in it, I love it, but I know there’s
good ways to do things and bad ways to
do things. If you talk with us, we’ll find that
good thing and everybody benefits.”
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