CBC Prince Edward Island<p>Abegweit First Nations man pleads not guilty after cigarette bust, citing treaty rights<br>John Bernard says he was openly running a smoke shop out of his home on the reserve in Scotchfort, P.E.I., for about a year before he was pulled over by police and arrested. He believes he has the right to do so.<br><a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/Scotchfort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotchfort</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/tags/PEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PEI</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-court-contraband-cigarettes-treaty-challenge-1.7504900?cmp=rss" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edwa</span><span class="invisible">rd-island/pei-court-contraband-cigarettes-treaty-challenge-1.7504900?cmp=rss</span></a></p>