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A Canadian living in New Hampshire is stuck in New Brunswick after getting turned away from the border. A visit to family in New Brunswick has turned into a prolonged ordeal for Christopher Landry, a longtime New Hampshire resident who was denied re-entry into the United States. Landry, who has lived in the U.S. since he was three, is now separated from his partner and children, raising concerns about the relationship between Canada and its southern neighbour. Landry was stopped at the border in Houlton, Maine, and told he was inadmissible due to a marijuana conviction nearly 20 years ago. 'I was absolutely shocked,' said Landry, who works in manufacturing and has a green card. 'I crossed the same port of entry since 2007, with no issues at all. 'It's terrible. Everything in my life is essentially put on hold. My primary concern right now is, how is my family going to survive at home without me?' Moncton lawyer Mike Murphy, a former New Brunswick justice minister, expressed surprise at Landry's situation. 'It brings new light to the relationship,' Murphy said. 'It really concerns me because now Canada is being treated like really every other nation in the world, despite our social and economic integration. 'I think that Mr. Landry's dilemma is going to be something we see a lot more of. It's going to permeate multiple levels of our judicial system and our regulatory system.' Mike Murphy Moncton lawyer Mike Murphy is pictured. (Source: Josh Smith/CTV News Atlantic) Murphy advises Canadians living in the U.S. to consider becoming U.S. citizens and to carefully examine their past records. 'You're dealing with the United States giving new definition to previous old terms,' he said. 'There are new measures at the border where they are looking at some of your social media. It's a new age that's descended upon us, so be very careful before you leave the United States.' He also suggested the Canadian government consider retaliatory measures, noting many Americans with connections to Canada could face similar issues. 'Mr. Trump and his administration, they have a lot of Canadian friends that might just fall into the same category as Mr. Landry,' Murphy said. 'What happens when they come back to Canada and they're going back and they've had a conviction for marijuana possession or drinking and driving in New York or Wisconsin or California? It may change.' Landry is currently working to clear the old charges so he can return home. 'I'm hopeful that we can get this cleaned up and I can go home and resume my life,' he said. Landry said he never pursued citizenship because he is a third-generation green card holder, but now intends to apply if he is allowed back into the U.S. 'My grandparents held green cards and lived in the United States for over 40 years. And my mother was a green card holder, spent her entire life as a green card holder,' he said. 'I feel like these policies are doing a lot more harm than good… People may make mistakes but it's what you do after the fact that counts.' Christopher Landry Christopher Landry was denied re-entry to New Hampshire after visiting New Brunswick. (Source: Josh Smith/CTV News Atlantic) For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
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'We don't know what the next step is': northern Ontario town facing financial crisis to meet with the province
Social Sharing A northern Ontario town that faces a shutdown of municipal services next month is meeting with representatives from Ontario's Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing on Wednesday to help find a solution to its financial problems. "We don't know what the next step is," said Shannon Pawlikowski, the Township of Fauquier-Stickland's director of municipal services, during a special council meeting Monday night. "We don't know if they're going to amalgamate us with another municipality or provide us with loans. Because the cost of operating this municipality exceeds what the tax base can afford." Last week, Fauquier-Strickland Mayor Madeleine Tremblay said the municipality of just under 500 people, located on Highway 11 east of Kapuskasing, has a $2.5 million deficit and would need to cease all municipal services by Aug. 1 without intervention from the province. Tremblay clarified at Monday's meeting that households would still continue to be connected to the municipal water supply after Aug. 1, even if the province doesn't intervene. But other services, such as garbage collection, would no longer be offered. Pawlikowski said residents would have to bring their waste to a landfill in a neighbouring community because it would be a liability to keep Fauquier-Strickland's landfill open without staff there to run it. "It's going to be a big problem if we can't use the dump," said Coun. Pierre Lamontagne. Lamontagne noted, to some laughter in the crowd, that if every household paid $9,000 it would eliminate the municipality's deficit. "I've done the count, and that's what it is," he said. During the meeting some citizens voiced their frustration at the township's poor financial standing. Dan Michaud, who ran for mayor against Tremblay in 2018, said Fauquier's financial problems go back at least that far. "We had this problem eight years ago and it's still not resolved," he said. Other residents asked why the municipality "went on a spending spree." Tremblay told CBC News earlier that upgrades to the water filtration system during the COVID-19 pandemic went over budget, leaving the small community with a bill for $1 million. On Monday, Pawlikowski noted that construction of a new municipal building and health centre came in at $2 million. Stagnant tax base She said that even if the province paid off the township's $2.5-million operating deficit "we would still be operating barebones." Pawlikowski said that while Fauquier-Strickland's population has increased somewhat since the pandemic, the tax base hasn't grown since many of the new residents are families with young children. In the end, council voted in favour of a motion saying it is willing and ready to work with the Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs to help solve this financial crisis.
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Alberta Next panel set to begin hearings on public concerns with federal government
Premier Danielle Smith's hand-picked panel hearing how to fix relations with the federal government will begin work this week with back-to-back town halls. On Tuesday, Smith and the 15 other members of the Alberta Next panel will be in Red Deer in the first stop on their tour to host some 650 residents and hear concerns with the federal government. On Wednesday, they will hear feedback in Edmonton, where 600 people have scooped up free tickets. Smith has said she believes in a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, and that one of the reasons for the Alberta Next panel is to address the concerns inspiring more vocal separatist sentiment in the province. On her Saturday radio call-in show, Smith said that in years past, the repeal of federal policies 'took the wind right out of the sails' of separatism in Alberta. 'Ottawa really does have to listen, as I am, take it seriously and correct the things that are causing the grievances, and that's what I'm working for over the next few months,' she said. The government is dedicating time at the town hall to six main strategies it's pitching to wrest more control from the federal government, including pulling out of the Canada Pension Plan and withholding social services from some immigrants. The event will include an open question-and-answer period. In a video posted to social media in late June, Smith said the issues on the table, including taking over policing from the RCMP and tax collection from the federal government, might spark tough and emotional conversations. 'That's OK. We are Albertans, we can have hard conversations and share our ideas and opinions respectfully and stay good friends and neighbours while doing so,' she said. After her town halls wrap up in October, Smith has said the panel would recommend ideas and policy proposals for a referendum. Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has dismissed the panel as a way for Smith to curry favour with extreme elements of her United Conservative Party to keep them from splintering off. On Monday, he announced his party's own summer event plans. Nenshi said his caucus members will be knocking on doors and hosting town halls in a tour he calls Better Together to explore ways Albertans can help build a strong future for all Canadians within a united country. He said Smith's panel will create division and pit neighbour against neighbour. 'She's scared about her grip over her own base, (and) is now playing dice with the future of the country,' he said. The government's panel includes: United Conservative Party members of the legislature; Business Council of Alberta president Adam Legge; retired judge Bruce McDonald; physician Akin Osakuade and University of Calgary economist Trevor Tombe. Stephen Buffalo, the CEO of the Indian Resource Council, also joined the panel since it was first announced last month. Nenshi said he will be shocked if none of them resign soon saying they 'don't want to be a part of this craziness.' Sam Blackett, the premier's press secretary, said in a statement Monday the premier has shown she will always put Albertans first without apology. 'The truth is, Mr. Nenshi is a lifelong Liberal who's always sided with Ottawa over Alberta,' he said. Blackett also accused Nenshi of peddling misinformation by trying to paint the premier as a separatist in an effort to 'resurrect his crumbling political party.' Pierre Poilievre, the Conservative Party of Canada Leader who is running in an Alberta byelection Aug. 18, said Monday at an unrelated news conference he disagrees with separation, but said Albertans have legitimate grievances that shouldn't be dismissed. 'I understand the frustration,' said Poilievre, who was born and raised in Calgary. 'We have to put a final end to this notion that Ottawa tells Alberta to pay up and shut up – and that's what Albertans have been told by this Liberal government for a decade," he said. By Lisa Johnson This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 14, 2025.
