Here are some things to expect from the government of Canada’s newly elected prime minister, Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau, the 43-year-old son of long-serving Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

#1: Greater Willingness to Embrace Deficits

Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal government will run “modest” budget deficits during each of his first three years in office in order to fund infrastructure projects to jumpstart Canada’s economy. Mr. Trudeau’s predecessor, Stephen Harper, reluctantly ran budget deficits in the wake of the global financial crisis but was adamant about the need for balanced budgets during the latest campaign.

#2: No More Combat Role for Canada in the Fight Against ISIS

According to multiple media reports the Liberal Party in Canada appears to have won a strong plurality of seats, and maybe even a majority, in the federal elections that are wrapping up across Canada right now. Justin Trudeau, party leader for the Liberal Party, has been projected as the next Prime Minister of Canada. If the math stays true, this could be a HUGE victory for marijuana reform efforts in Canada. Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party has stated many times that it will make marijuana legalization a priority.

Politicians of all stripes worked hard to woo small-business owners during the long election campaign, with the NDP, Liberals, Conservatives and Greens all vowing to reduce the small-business tax rate. Today, as Canadians head to the polls, many business owners are thinking of these key issues that set the parties apart.

Marijuana

Marijuana is a hotly discussed topic in Canada. It brings about lots of opposing views and passionate debates. By analyzing available data on marijuana usage and law enforcement in this infographic, we wanted to bring more to the discussion table.

We used data from official government sources to show that the state of marijuana in Canada is one big legal mess. Despite being illegal, marijuana is heavily consumed. Plenty of people go unpunished for breaking the law, but those who do get charged end up with a criminal record that marks them for life. The law enforcement rate seems arbitrary. The arrest and charge rates differ a lot depending on the geographical region, while the usage rates don’t.

Still an undecided voter?

Here’s a rundown of where the federal parties stand on issues that may — or may not — be important to you:

• Your big concern is marijuana — either legalizing it or enforcing a prohibition of the drug.

— Conservative: Against legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana possession. Would leave the status quo in place when it comes to medical marijuana. The Conservatives would also expand the National Anti-Drug Strategy.

— Liberal: Will legalize, regulate, and restrict access to marijuana.

— NDP: NDP leader Tom Mulcair has promised his party would move towards legalization.

TORONTO, ONTARIO (PRWEB) OCTOBER 16, 2015

CanvasRx Inc. (http://www.canvasrx.com) and academic chronic pain physicians Drs. John Hanlon (St. Michael’s Hospital) and Dr. Hance Clarke (Toronto General Hospital) are pleased to announce that they have received research ethics board approval to conduct the largest and most comprehensive observational study of medical cannabis of its kind in Canada.

The study, which will be conducted over a period of 3 years and will follow 1,000 medical cannabis patients will seek to assess the efficacy of medical cannabis on chronic pain, sleep and function.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper took a couple of grillings about drugs this week.

First, CKNW Radio's John McComb sparred with the Conservative candidate on marijuana and the party’s tough-on-crime positions that include mandatory minimum sentences for people caught growing pot plants.

The following day, Harper faced questions about former Toronto mayor Rob Ford, his brother, Doug, and their family’s public support for the Conservatives.

When Chlormet Technologies (CSE:PUF) acquired AAA Heidelberg, a company in the process of applying for an Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations (MMPR) license with Heath Canada it already had a partially completed 8800 square foot marijuana cultivation facility in London, Ontario. Soon after, Chlormet added a facility for production and processing of marijuana in Washington State.

OK, so the Declaration of Independence was not, as urban myth would have it, written on hemp (the said document was written on parchment). But 239 years later, this ultra-versatile super seed is finally gaining traction as a food ingredient in the United States, according to the world’s largest hemp foods manufacturer.

It’s been a long time coming, says Mike Fata, CEO of Canadian firm Manitoba Harvest, which was instrumental in securing a change in the law such that it became legal to grow industrial hemp for commercial use in Canada in 1998, and now sells hemp food products in 8,000 stores in North America from Sprouts to Kroger and Costco.

State of the industrial hemp/cannabis seed markets are chaos.

Hemp seedgrain cultivation supports the entire Canadian hemp industry.