Canada’s new Liberal government promises to legalize marijuana

Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa Conservative MP Robert Sopuck is concerned that rural areas are already being taken for granted by the new Justin Trudeau government, which officially got started in Parliament on Friday with the reading of a throne speech outlining the priorities of the government.

Inside, Governor-General David Johnston delivered the government’s speech in the Senate chamber.

Governor General David Johnston conveyed the plan through explaining the details of cutting the tax rate for those who are at the middle-income level and also how they will be providing a more reasonable child benefit to the parents who are in need of it.

Infrastructure: The government is restating its pledge to “make significant new investments” in public transit, green infrastructure and social infrastructure.

The country’s recently elected prime minister Justin Trudeau appears ready to follow through on his campaign pledge to legalize marijuana.

Promises to enhance the Canada Pension Plan and the employment insurance system were reiterated Friday, as well as the government’s commitment to support veterans and develop a new health accord with the provinces and territories.

Then, the interim Leader of the Conservative Party Rona Ambrose and the NDP Leader Tom Mulcair join us to react to the Speech from the Throne.

In the speech, the Liberals said they would create a fiscal plan “that is responsible, transparent and suited to challenging economic times”, but it did not make mention of Trudeau’s vow to run deficits of no more than $10 billion over the next three years.

“We know the greatness that Canada is capable of, and we know that our success is not only about doing well for ourselves, but also about leaving an even better, more peaceful and prosperous world for our children”, said Johnston.

Invest in clean technology and introduce new environmental assessment processes.

Young has been advocating a policy shift for more than 30 years and says he’s been let down by governments before, but believes this time the law will change, having discussed the matter directly with Trudeau when the Liberals were first formulating their policy.

The Liberal government will renew its commitment to United Nations peacekeeping and work with allies to fight terrorism, said Mr Johnston.

Ms. Ambrose, who declared during a public speech at her first caucus meeting this week that the Official Opposition will act to defend taxpayers, said, “The number one concern of Canadians is the economy and we are concerned about the fact that the Speech from the Throne does not lay out any plan for job creation”.

The speech stuck largely to the Liberals’ campaign platform, but offered some identification of the Liberals’ gameplan with what was, and wasn’t, mentioned.

“Although not in the Throne Speech, First Nations view the elimination of Boiled Water Advisories within five years and removing the 2% cap as priority issues and we will work with the Liberal government on accomplishing these campaign promises”.