Ontario woman disqualified from cannabis job due to Facebook friendship with gangster

A Federal Court in Canada ruled that being Facebook friends with a gangster does not constitute sufficient grounds to deny a security clearance for employment in the cannabis sector. The case involved Danielle Capin, who was denied clearance despite having no criminal convictions, due to her association with an individual linked to organized crime. The court found that the rationale for the denial lacked a reasonable factual basis, leading to a remand for re-evaluation by Health Canada.

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