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EPISODE · Sep 17, 2017 · 24 MIN

Episode 2 - Cannabis, Ballistic Missiles and Big Tobacco

from The West Block · host Global News / Curiouscast

Cannabis is set to become law in Canada July 1st, 2018.  Law enforcement officials across the country say that deadline is too tight, will the government delay? Meanwhile defence experts across the country say its time to join the Ballistic Missile Defence program given the latest missile launches from North Korea but opposition remains high. And tobacco giant Philip Morris says it has a new heat not burn tobacco product that may help reduce smoking in Canada, we'll hear the pitch they want to give the government. Guests: Bill Blair, Parlamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Former Diplomat Colin Robertson, Lt. Gen. (ret'd) George Macdonald, André Calantzopoulos, CEO Philip Morris International   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cannabis is set to become law in Canada July 1st, 2018.  Law enforcement officials across the country say that deadline is too tight, will the government delay? Meanwhile defence experts across the country say its time to join the Ballistic Missile Defence program given the latest missile launches from North Korea but opposition remains high. And tobacco giant Philip Morris says it has a new heat not burn tobacco product that may help reduce smoking in Canada, we'll hear the pitch they want to give the government. Guests: Bill Blair, Parlamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice, Former Diplomat Colin Robertson, Lt. Gen. (ret'd) George Macdonald, André Calantzopoulos, CEO Philip Morris International   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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