The Liberal government's plan to move ahead on marijuana legalization is up in smoke, NDP leadership candidates suggested during Sunday's leadership debate in Montreal while they also addressed a range of issues affecting youth, including student debt and precarious employment. "I believe in legalization," Julian said during the NDP's second leadership debate. Many young people opted to support the Liberals in the last election due to this promise, Manitoba MP Niki Ashton said. NDP leadership candidate, Peter Julian, right, said during the debate that eliminating tuition fees would improve the economic outlook for Canadian youth. Scrapping tuition fees would help students pursue post-secondary education without concerns of crushing student debt, Julian said.

Source: CBC News March 26, 2017 21:11 UTC