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submitted 1 week ago by imvii@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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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[-] Arkouda@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 week ago

Let's go a step further and make the G7 the G6.

[-] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

The US can have its own G2 with Russia.

[-] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 1 week ago

That would be more accurately called the L2

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

I don’t want to be part of that 2 though

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 28 points 1 week ago

Afaik, he can't get into Canada anyway, having been convicted of 34 felonies.

[-] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Diplomatic immunity/passport. He can and will attend if not uninvited

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 5 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

Yes, and it's almost certainly granted right now unless we put a stop to it.

[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago

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.

[-] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

Yes yes, let the JFK flow in you.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

Instructions unclear, have been assassinated.

[-] ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 week ago
[-] LeFantome@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

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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