Keep calm, and legislate on: Bill Blair is arguably the reason Canada is on the cusp of cannabis legalization

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The idea that Bill Blair was ever an undercover cop in the Toronto Police Services drug unit does not speak well to the intelligence of the city’s felons.

He stands erect as a grenadier at six foot four and might as well have: “Keep Calm, I’m a Police Officer” etched on his forehead.

He maintains it mattered more what you said than what you looked like, and that not all undercover officers are short guys with beards.

But even though he’s now a Liberal MP, he still talks like he’s a cop. “Every New Year’s Eve for 20 years, I’d say goodbye to my wife and go and do ride spot checks with my guys,” he said in an interview in his Ottawa office. The former Toronto police chief still considers them “my guys.”

Blair is arguably the reason why this government stands on the cusp of the historic legalization of cannabis.

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John Ivison – National Post – June 14, 2018.

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