Politics Briefing: B.C. company's approval for production, sale of cocaine came as a surprise to Trudeau

Hello, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he was "as surprised as" British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine. Mr. Trudeau said Friday that the federal government was "working very quickly" with Adastra Labs of Langley, B.C., "to correct the misunderstanding" caused by the company's statement saying it was looking at commercializing cocaine as part of its business model. During a news conference in Winnipeg, Mr. Trudeau said Adastra did not have permission to sell cocaine on the "open market," while Health Canada said the firm could only sell to…