LIBERAL VOW ON POT GOING UP IN SMOKE, NDP HOPEFULS SAY

The Liberal government’s plan to move ahead on marijuana legalization is up in smoke, NDP leadership candidates suggested during Sunday’s leadership debate in Montreal while they also addressed a range of issues affecting youth including student debt and precarious work. B.C. MP Peter Julian, pictured, one of four contenders, said the government has failed to keep its 2015 campaign pledge to legalize and regulate pot for recreational purposes. “I do not believe Justin Trudeau is going to bring in the legalization of marijuana and as proof that … we are still seeing, particularly young Canadians, being criminalized by simple possession of marijuana.” Many young people opted to support the Liberals in the last election due to this promise, Manitoba MP Niki Ashton said.