Trudeau has already officially nixed that date, and stated that legalisation will be brought into effect during the 'summer' - which therefore means at any date between July 2nd to September 22nd.
Who wants to wait until September for him to finally enact the promise that he made to the people of Canada? Would all of those in favour raise your hands, please.
Posted Jan 1, 2018, 2:44 PM UTC
Who wants to wait until September for him to finally enact the promise that he made to the people of Canada?
That's not how legislation even works. The legislation (Bill C45) is currently in the Senate. Trudeau, or any prime minister, doesn't control the Senate or the House of Commons. They will debate it on their own timeline and if and when they pass it and it receives royal assent, then it becomes law.
Pay better attention in school kids and learn how our parliamentary democracy actually works. Prime ministers don't just wave a wand and make a new law come into being.
Amen. Heads of state don’t “launch” new laws... they promote an agenda, and if they control a majority of parliamentary seats, they can push that agenda by their votes.
Well, they can introduce legislation, but.. obviously once they introduce it its up to the parliamentary process.
"by July 1" means on or before. If you gave a source that says otherwise please post it here.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/legal-pot-roll-out-date-questions-1.4392976
https://www.reddit.com/r/canadients/comments/7kxdlb/article_trudeau_says_cannabis_will_become_legal/
https://www.reddit.com/r/canadients/comments/7kwsvz/in_frenchquebec_news_according_to_trudeau_july/
https://www.reddit.com/r/canadients/comments/5xbs1k/delays_summer_instead_of_spring_now/
Et cetera....
Have you actually read these or are you just posting headlines you scanned? The first link you posted (CBC) quotes officials as saying we'd be ready for legalization before July but that a confirmed official date hasn't been set.
There was no alternative official date noted and everything besides July 1 is merely speculation.
Sift through the rhetoric, man.
From the first link:
So June, then? Blair hesitates to make that confirmation. "Let us say in the month of July."
They may 'say' whatever they wish, but I won't believe them until it actually happens.
It's the federal Government, man. Have you ever worked for them? They don't do anything quickly... and very seldom on time, either.
edit: I suppose that you could ask someone on their Phoenix payroll system then, if you don't wish to believe me.
We get it, you don't trust the government.
Lets hope you're just disillusioned and not onto something.
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Well either all the jails on July 1st will be full to the brim with stoned hungry people that need to watch a movie and hit a mattress or people are just going to keep smoking like they have done for thousands of years. Its really up to the fat cats I guess. There is a pot hole on my street for 4 months now, how much does that cost to fix and why is it so hard to get that cost approved?
Uhm, Thursday June 21, 2018 is the first day of summer
ENL or RES?
Am ENL L16. You ingress? :)
Glad you're green. L12 here.
While I applaud your hopefulness and optimism, I do have doubts about any date prior to July 1st.