Bill Blair

Paul Wells: The prime minister has put away his sunny ways in favour of darker things—and a new cabinet that is built for survival

The PM promoted five MPs to cabinet and shuffled five others. Here’s his new team.

Paul Wells: Trudeau has put a controversial player onto the political battlefield, and the mere mention of his name makes Doug Ford very angry

We know Aboriginal and black people are overrepresented in prisons for drug charges, but it’s time for a clearer picture of just how bad the situation is

Top federal Liberals on what the provinces will do, whether new impaired driving rules are constitutional, and how pot taxes will be handled

Trudeau Report Card: The women and men who will influence Liberal policy in the government’s second year

That a former police chief is shaping marijuana legislation might suggest a bewildering about-face. But, as Shannon Proudfoot explains, that’s not how it works with Bill Blair.

As marijuana producers gear up to sell to the masses, the feds have some hurdles to clear

Toronto’s top cop wouldn’t confirm the rumour

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