JUSTIN TRUDEAU

Canadian prime minister admits his father’s influence made his brother’s pot charges go away At a town hall meeting, Trudeau detailed how his brother Michel had in 1998 been involved in a car accident. Police found a few joints in the wreckage and charged Michel with possession of marijuana

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Their father – former premier Pierre Trudeau – used his connections to ensure the charges did not stick. Trudeau said the story highlighted how the current approach fails to treat all Canadians equally

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Trudeau’s comments come as his government is facing growing pressure to couple legalisation of marijuana with a blanket pardon for those with criminal records for possession.