The one major exception occurred during the prime ministership of Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Justin Trudeau’s father. In 1980, the elder Trudeau was returned to office after a brief spell in opposition.

After 15 years as Prime Minister, he is stepping down…here is a look back on Justin Trudeau’s long involvement with cannabis.

Mr. Trudeau’s decision to call it quits—but not to leave office immediately—puts the Canadian government under the command of a lame duck for the next few months. It’s not a good look for Canada while Donald Trump is threatening to abrogate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement and put 25% tariffs on Canadian goods.

Trudeau’s policies went well beyond Biden’s — he passed a federal carbon-pricing system and successfully defended it against several challenges, something Democrats in the United States have never been able to do.

Chrystia Freeland, the former deputy prime minister, sought to distance herself from Mr. Trudeau in a public letter criticizing him for “costly political gimmicks.”

Along the way, Trudeau collected few points for scandals: accepting free vacations from wealthy persons dealing with government. And there was the We-too charity scandal where he denied family members were paid by the charity that was working for government.

He oversaw cannabis legalization and harm reduction expansion, but did far too little on the OD crisis. What follows him could be worse.

To begin, you have Canada’s very own tiny Conservative firebrand and self-proclaimed maestro of rhyme Pierre "Axe the Tax" Poilievre who has refused to support a Liberal tax break calling it a "gimmick.

Trudeau and 12 of Canada’s 13 premiers agreed to form a united front and pledge that “everything” is on the table in a potential tariff war with Donald Trump.