The Whole Foods Market employee who first told CBC about a company policy prohibiting workers from wearing poppies says she never dreamed the issue would garner so much attention — or prompt such swift action. "I was just sitting there in disbelief, but also ... [I was] super happy," the employee told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Monday. CBC News has agreed not to name her as she's still concerned about reprisals from her employer. 'They've done so much for our country'The employee told CBC the poppy was initially prohibited because it would be seen as "supporting a cause." Ottawa Morning 8:16 Employee on the Whole Foods poppy ban After a firestorm of political reaction on Friday, Whole Foods changed its dress code policy to allow employees to wear the poppy in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

Source: CBC News November 09, 2020 18:33 UTC