OTTAWA – Liberal leader Justin Trudeau has continued coming-out to the public regarding his recreational substance use, admitting today that he has tried wine at least once since becoming a sitting member of Parliament.
“I was at a party and some wine was being passed around. I was handed a glass and enjoyed it with my friends. It is my belief that these people should not be treated as criminals,” said the MP from Papineau.
According to Trudeau, in attendance at this party were many of his colleagues and staff, none of whom tried to stop Trudeau from imbibing that night, and in fact, many actually joined in the consumption of reportedly, “more than one bottle.”
Last week, Trudeau surprised Canadians when he said he had smoked the relatively harmless plant cannabis. But wine, which is the common name for the fermented juice of grapes, contains the active ingredient ethanol, which is scientifically proven to retard brain function, lowering inhibitions and coordination, and is linked to the deaths of thousands of Canadians each year. This admission has some questioning his credibility as leader.
“I can understand when you’re young and in college, experimenting with wine at dinner parties and cheese tastings, but I think the public certainly has a right to be skeptical with regard to Mr. Trudeau’s consumption of potentially deadly intoxicants, which our research has identified can go by various street-names such as “2010 Inniskillin Cabernet Franc”, “2009 Quinta Ferreira Syrah” or “Pelee Island Vidal Ice Wine, or simply “Ice” for short,” said Minister of Health Rona Ambrose.
With the announcement, Trudeau joins a list of other “out” wine drinkers in Canadian politics, including Mike Duffy, John A. MacDonald and Ralph Klein, who used to use wine to relax by mixing it with vodka.
