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Letters: Why is Trump the felon allowed into Canada for G7 summit?
It seems impossible to observe next week's G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., without thinking of the mistreatment some Canadians and others have received at the hands of U.S. authorities.
Consider the recent case of the Canadian woman jailed in Georgia in part for driving without a driver's licence though she held a valid Ontario licence.
Or Trump's bellicose slanders against Latin Americans the U.S. deported to foreign lands in atrocious conditions without due process.
Will Canadians receive U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 with open arms or with elbows up?
And why is Trump, a convicted felon, being allowed entry into Canada, which he is openly seeking to undermine?
It is time to send a petition, signed by thousands, to the U.S. ambassador.
It may well be that protests will occur in Alberta, but for those unable to make it, there must be other ways Canadians can express their discontent over the bully's arrival.
Carl Hager, Gatineau
CAQ ignores global realities
Bill 84 smacks of de souche supremacy with Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge's boast that Quebec's the new integration law relegates multiculturalism to the 'limbo of history.'
The CAQ government seems determined to legislate against two immutable realities — that English is the lingua franca of the world and that multiculturalism is the way of the world.
Instead of reckoning with these realities, Quebec is retreating into an ethnocentric enclave rather than facing a future framed by ever more global connectivity.
It's as though Quebec has surrendered to its own self-absorption at the expense of a more expansive trajectory for la belle province.
George McArthur, Montreal
Garneau set lofty example
Thank you to Peter F. Trent for a beautiful tribute to an exceptionally wonderful man.
Marc Garneau was truly everything that is wonderful in a human being and exemplified all that is best in a Canadian.
His passing leaves those who had the good fortune to meet him with much sadness, but also with the hope that others will be inspired to follow his path, particularly with his ease in French and English.
One does not need one parent from each background, as he had. We need a proper education system with wonderful teachers throughout Canada who ensure everyone is perfectly fluent in French and English.
Learning languages is easier at an early age — and at any age, is good for the mind and makes life more interesting and enjoyable.
A truly bilingual Canada is a wonderful base for the many cultures that add to our mosaic.
Where there is a will, there is a way, and it is more important than ever when we want to present a strong, united Canada forever.
Sandra Sterling, Snowdon
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