The federal government announced marijuana pardon legislation for those individuals who have a previous conviction for simple possession of cannabis. Although the House of Commons (HOC) is not sitting until Monday, March 18 much attention was focused on Parliament Hill as the Justice Committee met this week to hear more details on the growing fallout of allegations of political interference coming from the highest levels of the Trudeau Liberal government. This ongoing situation also recently saw the former Liberal President of the Treasury Board, Jane Philpott, announcing her resignation from Mr. Trudeau’s cabinet referencing a loss of confidence in how the government has handled the situation with SNC Lavalin. My intent in this week’s report is not to further discuss the ongoing SNC Lavalin details -- but rather another recent Government policy announcement that was announced but largely overlooked as a result of the SNC-Lavalin situation occurring in Ottawa. ...
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