"Of course that needn’t be the case, but it may well be a saleable message — and not just in what we think of as the tough-on-crime heartland. Mr. Trudeau’s candidate in Bourassa, Emmanuel Dubourg, seemed to validate[1] the legalization = more drugs = bad for kids argument in a radio debate, and said he doubted the issue was a priority for the leader because he would soon have three children. (He later recanted and pledged full support for legalization and regulation, because God forbid people in the same party should be seen publicly disagreeing over minor policy issues.)" fullcomment dot nationalpost dot com