Le Canada va légaliser le cannabis

TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE: Le Canada compte adopter des lois «qui légaliseront et règlementeront la consommation de marijuana».

Le candidat Justin Trudeau l'avait promis. Désormais élu, il le confirme ce 4 décembre 2015 dans son discours de politique générale pour 2016, lu au Parlement par le Gouverneur général du Canada. Le cannabis sera légalisé.

Le Canada devient ainsi le premier pays du G7 à légaliser cette drogue douce.

Le nouveau gouvernement libéral, élu le 19 octobre, souhaite ainsi adopter au cours de la prochaine année des «mesures législatives (...) qui légaliseront et réglementeront la consommation de marijuana et limiteront l'accès à cette substance», a dit le Gouverneur général, David Johnston, en lisant le discours préparé par M. Trudeau, assis à ses côtés dans la Chambre des communes. » | afp/nxp | vendredi 4. Décembre 2015

Justin Trudeau on Syria, Republicanism, and Being a Sex Symbol - Newsnight

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, gives an exclusive interview to Newsnight's Evan Davis, covering republicanism, Syria, handsomeness in politics, and his family name.

Canada’s New HEAVYWEIGHT PM: Behind-the-scenes of Justin Trudeau's First Day as Prime Minister

Justin Trudeau imprime son style à Ottawa

LE MONDE: C’est à pied plutôt qu’en limousine et au son de la cornemuse que Justin Trudeau, 43 ans, a fait son entrée à Rideau Hall, la résidence du gouverneur général du Canada à Ottawa, mercredi 4 novembre, entouré des membres de son cabinet. Voulant donner une image d’équipe « forte, diversifiée et expérimentée », le nouveau premier ministre canadien avait réservé au grand public la primeur de la composition du conseil des ministres. Envahis par plus de 2 000 personnes, les jardins de Rideau Hall étaient parés aux couleurs de l’été indien quand le chef libéral s’est avancé dans l’allée centrale avec sa femme et sa nouvelle équipe. » | Par Anne Pélouas (Montréal correspondence) | jeudi 5 novembre 2015

The Trudeau Deception

"Federal Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau is a neo-conservative with better public relations than his counterpart Stephen Harper.... In fact, aside from his stance on legal marijuana, there is essentially no difference between him and Harper...The only thing that separates Trudeau from the other candidates is his stance on legalization. But what Trudeau is advocating is not the end of prohibition, it's just a different version of it." - Dan Dicks

Transition Begins for Justin Trudeau

Outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper has met with prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau, marking the official transition between the two leaders.

Trudeau Rides National Desire for Change to Majority Government

THE GLOBE AND MAIL: In a stunning political comeback propelled by a national desire for change, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals won a decisive majority Monday night, bringing an end to the Stephen Harper era and a decade of Conservative rule.

Long derided by opponents as shallow and inexperienced, the Liberal Leader will now be the second Trudeau to take up residence as Prime Minister at 24 Sussex Dr. after leading the Liberals from the political wilderness back into government.

The result signals a vast reversal of fortunes for a party that was all but written off after winning just 34 seats in the past election. Their seat haul on Monday – with huge gains across the country – amounts to the largest increase in seats for a party between elections in Canadian history. The party was elected in 175 ridings and leading in a handful of others late Monday night.

The vote put an end to a long, acrimonious campaign that saw charges of Conservative Islamophobia and a bitter fight between the Liberals and NDP for the “change vote,” a battle the Liberals won. » | Eric Andrew-Gee, Steven Chase, Daniel Leblanc, and Les Perreaux | The Globe and Mail | Monday, October 19, 2015; Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015

THE GLOBE AND MAIL – EDITORIAL: Voters wanted change. They got it »

Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau Face Off Over Niqab Debate

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau face off over a growing debate about whether wearing a niqab is a choice and when it should be allowed.

Leading Politician Says Canada Could End Up Treating Muslims As It Did Jews in the ’30s and ’40s

THE WASHINGTON POST: In a dramatic speech Tuesday evening, the leader of Canada's Liberal Party, Justin Trudeau, criticized the Canadian government for its rhetoric over the threat of Islamist-related terrorism – and compared the country's treatment of its Muslim minorities with restrictive policies against Jews prior to and during World War II.

Speaking in Toronto to alumni of McGill University, Trudeau, who will compete with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election later this year, discussed Canada's idea of liberty. At one point, he listed a number of historical moments when his country had failed in that ideal, including the Chinese head tax (a fixed fee charged to every Chinese immigrant) and the internment of Ukrainian, Japanese and Italian Canadians during the world wars. » | Adam Taylor | Tuesday, March 10, 2015