5mo ago

Singh calls for Trump to be uninvited from G7 summit in Alberta

www.cbc.ca /news/politics/jagmeet-singh-trump-g7-1.7468981

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is the first Canadian political leader to call for the U.S. president to be uninvited from a major summit of world leaders this summer in Canada.

"Why would we invite someone who threatens our sovereignty and economic well-being? Why would we invite someone who threatens the economic well-being of allies and threatens the world's stability? Why would we allow a convicted criminal into our country?" Singh said in a statement.

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Let's go a step further and make the G7 the G6.
- The US can have its own G2 with Russia.
  
  I don’t want to be part of that 2 though
Afaik, he can't get into Canada anyway, having been convicted of 34 felonies.
- Diplomatic immunity/passport. He can and will attend if not uninvited
  
  Uh, no. When he was president, Bush junior had to get special permission from the Canadian government to enter Canada, because he'd had a DUI conviction like 30 years earlier. Diplomatic passports / diplomatic immunity have to be granted by the nation being visited.
Nah bro, let him come up... just tell us what his parade route will be and make sure he has a nice fancy open top convertible.
- Yes yes, let the JFK flow in you.
  
  Instructions unclear, have been assassinated.
https://www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-5345
They should meet a day in advance without telling him and come up with a joint strategy. Then, when he arrives, let him have it.
Also, at least once, have a junior staffer tell him that it is “disrespectful to come here and litigate this in front of the Canadian media”.

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