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The store owner who pushed for your right to shop on Sunday | See You In Court
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24:47Now PlayingIf you’ve ever had a cheeseburger delivered in the middle of the night, you might find it hard to believe there was a time when shopping on Sundays was against the law. But back in 1982, a plucky Calgary drugstore decided to flout that law, got slapped with a ticket and inadvertently changed the way Canadians shop, forever.
Host Falen Johnson and journalist Allison Dempster bring us the story of R. v. Big M Drug Mart, and the 20-something shop owner who gets so sick of paying fines for being open on Sunday, she fights the charge all the way to the Supreme Court, sparking a nationwide debate about the need for a day of rest.
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