Re: [OT] Can Trump come to Canada

shawn  <nanoflower@notforg.m.a.i.l.com> wrote:

On Sun, 25 May 2025 17:35:07 -0400, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
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Apparently someone at CP24 (a cable news station which used to be local
to Toronto but now seems to be national) got to wondering if Trump would
have any obstacles in coming to Canada as a convicted felon and asked
around. He's expected to come to the G7 meeting in Alberta next month.
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In a nutshell, felons are NOT normally allowed into Canada but there is
an exception for people travelling under a diplomatic passport.
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https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/05/23/can-trump-visit-canada-for-the-g7-if-hes-a-convicted-felon/
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However, once he is no longer president and is travelling under a normal
passport, he will likely be barred from entering the country.
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This seems like a plausible answer to the question. Nelson Mandela spent
27 years in prison for crimes he admitted during his trial yet I seem to
recall he made a visit here as President of South Africa. I don't know
if he ever visited privately after his presidency; I don't recall any
such visit.

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Did Trump ever visit Canada before he first became President?

He had his name on hotels in Vancouver and Toronto, so he must have
visited when they opened.