Legal history of cannabis in Canada authority to issue an administrative monetary penalty of up to $1-million per violation to a licensed producer for a violation of the Act or its regulations." The Liberal Party of Canada supported the legalization and regulation of cannabis for recreational use. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau supported ending the prohibition of marijuana, and defended his and the party's stance multiple times since announcing his candidacy for party leader. Since the Liberals won a majority of the seats in the House of Commons during the Canadian federal election, 2015, the Trudeau government had little difficulty passing legislation to make cannabis legal, but
Premiership of Justin Trudeau the House of Commons to hold consultations in their riding to hear the citizens. However, the government announced that the electoral reform would not be engaged because the prime minister doesn't want to see extremists entering the House of Commons. Soon after being elected, Prime minister Trudeau flew to Paris in order to attend the COP21 Summit. During the 2015 campaign, Trudeau stood up for more regulations for industries and wanted to go further on the battle against climate change. His Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna did work hard for pushing the most global accord in Paris.