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Canadian Border Now Fully Open
On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]
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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]
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US Land Border Opens to Canadians
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]
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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]
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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]
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“Why is everything so stupid right now?”
Posted March 3, 2025 by Anonymous
Yes, its crazy.
Just a short one today — a great theory of the stupidity now in the US, a few funny posts, and Mike Myers.Brittlestar My Global Gas Leak Theory Why Everything and Everyone Is So Stupid Right NowAnd I have a theory: t…
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So Trump made Zelenskyy an offer. But Zelenskyy refused …
Posted March 1, 2025 by Anonymous
Just when I think Trump can’t possibly get any worse… on Friday, he turned into The Orange Corleone:
“You’re either gonna make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out,” said Mr. Trump.
“I don’t think it’s gonna be pretty, but you’ll fight it out. But you don’t have the cards, but once we sign that deal, you’re in a much better position, but you’re not acting at all thankful, and that’s not a nice thing. I’ll be honest, that’s not a nice thing.”
And there was more:
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So Trump tried to bully Zelenskyy. And it didn’t work. And by doing this in public, the whole world now understands that Trump is a vain, stupid, cowardly man, and so is Vice-President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio. The impact of this realization will be incalculable.
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Everyone knows what happened here. Trump can only exist around people he can causally humiliate. Guys lie JD and Rubio. He wanted to do a ritual humiliation of Zelensky and Ukraine but Zelensky wouldn’t accept that and so Trump reacted like a stung bitch.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) February 28, 2025
To sum up that meeting:
Yesterday America was the undisputed leader of the free world.
Today on, we are not.
— Rachel Bitecofer 🗽🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) February 28, 2025
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It was obvious that the entire Trump administration is now supporting all of Putin’s talking points – that Ukraine is to blame for the war, that Russia wants a cease fire, that Zelenskyy is a war-monger, etc etc. And it was also quite apparent that Trump is terrified of Russia’s nuclear threat. But by signalling to Russia that the US would not backstop Ukraine, I think it is actually more likely now that Putin will try to use nuclear weapons to win the war.
Europe knows this, too:
BREAKING: Macron says he is ready to “open the discussion” on European nuclear deterrence. -Le Monde.
— GeoInsider (@InsiderGeo) February 28, 2025
In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yasharali.bsky.social) February 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Its not just European governments that are angry:
One of Norway’s largest fuel companies just announced that they will no longer refuel US Navy vessels after Trump’s treatment of Zelenskyy.
“It made us sick… We encourage all Norwegians and Europeans to follow our example.”
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The nuclear submarine USS Delaware was forced to turn around off the coast of Norway after a refusal to refuel by a private company following the Trump and Zelensky meeting.
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Britain tried to mediate:
Statement from Downing Street. Starmer should have tweeted it though.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2…— SomersetWhovian 💙 🇺🇦 (@clairecopperman.bsky.social) February 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The BBC reported a bit more about Starmer’s call
Colossal stakes for Starmer’s summit on Ukraine
In the immediate hours after those astonishing exchanges between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House, European leaders, one after another, offered their public support for Ukraine.But the prime minister remained silent.
Then, as I dashed into the studio for the BBC News at Ten, my phone went.
I had been sent a statement from No 10: Sir Keir Starmer had spoken to them both and the prime minister “retains unwavering support for Ukraine and is doing all he can to find a path forward to a lasting peace”.
…Sources are tight-lipped about the precise nature of the two phone calls Sir Keir made on Friday night, very aware of the acute sensitivities of this delicate situation.But the UK’s diplomatic efforts in recent weeks at least allowed those calls to be possible, allowing the UK to attempt to act as a bridge between both Kyiv and Washington, and Washington and Europe.
…At the heart of the UK and others’ request of America is that the White House provides a security guarantee to Ukraine under any peace deal.
The UK wants that to amount to air cover. This would be a big ask of any president at any time, with the danger of conflict escalating with Russia.
But it is a colossal ask of a president who has made it abundantly clear he has no appetite whatsoever for American foreign military adventures.
Which brings us to this weekend and President Zelensky joining his European allies in the UK.
There is a colossal amount at stake.
NEW: The first front pages of Saturday’s newspapers in the UK.
“Ukraine Hero Ambushed”
“Trump stuns world with vile rant at Zelensky”
“A spectacle to horrify the world”
Trump is obliterating the global reputation of the US.
— News Eye (@newseye.bsky.social) February 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine.
For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all.
Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and…
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) February 28, 2025
And here’s a possibility I hadn’t thought of…
— The Globe and Mail (@theglobeandmail.com) February 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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This morning I read that the newish (October 2024) NATO secretary general Mark Rutte took a contrary stand, telling Zelenskyy to crawl back to Trump.
Rutte doesn’t seem to understand yet that that ship has sailed. Trump never forgives or forgets.
I would think this will be “discussed” at the London Summit this weekend:
Rutte’s strategy as NATO chief seems to be complete subservience to Trump, a strategy that rather reeks of desperation to keep America in the alliance.
It’s a strategy that will only increase divisions within the alliance, strengthen frustrations with European partners and Trump… https://t.co/icUtsSlc3S
— Thomas van Linge (@ThomasVLinge) March 1, 2025
📸 No one follows more etiquette rules than the Royal Family—but notice how King Charles didn’t make any smart-ass or demeaning comments about Zelensky’s attire today.
Why? Because respect isn’t about clothes—it’s about character. And that’s something money can’t buy.
— Chris D. Jackson (@chrisdjackson.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Turning to another issue, Zelenskyy left the White House Friday without signing the critical minerals agreement Trump wanted. So now I expect Canada will also be in Trump’s crosshairs as he thinks he is entitled to our critical minerals instead:
You want to know what an attempted critical minerals shakedown looks like? You witnessed it today. |
“Canada’s critical minerals and why Trump wants them”https://t.co/sOgLirxYoG— Larry Hubich 🇨🇦 (@LHubich) March 1, 2025
Here’s a link to that article:
Canada’s critical minerals and why Trump wants them…Trump has threatened to annex Canada with an eye on its rich supply of critical minerals crucial to diverting U.S. economic and defence supply chains away from foreign rivals like China.Here’s an overview of Canada’s critical minerals and why they are important to the United States and other partners.
Critical minerals are found in everything from mobile phones and solar panels to EV batteries, medical devices and military equipment. They have few, if any, substitutes.
Canada lists 34 minerals and metals critical for economic and national security, its energy transition and export markets. The list includes nickel and copper — although there’s a debate over whether they are critical — as well as lithium, cobalt and rare earths.
Many of these are also on a list of minerals important to the United States…..
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And nere is something else that happened today — Vance and his family tried to go on a ski vacation in Vermont. There were so many protestors that apparently they had to leave:
To be clear, “Vance skis in jeans” is Vermont’s highest insult. This is Final Boss Nuclear Insult level in the Vermont linguistic hierarchy.
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Protestors skiing with signs to humiliate JD Vance is fantastic
— Adam Parkhomenko (@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social) March 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Finally, this is a good one:
Every time I hear Donald Trump call Justin Trudeau, ‘governor of Canada’
I hear Pierre Trudeau: ‘I’ve been called worse things by better people.’
— G McThink (@redsnoopy69) February 26, 2025
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Criminalizing drug addiction: “We can’t punish the trauma out of people by creating more trauma.”
Posted March 1, 2025 by Anonymous
Saskatchewan and Alberta are both bringing forward legislation to criminalize drug use as well as drug trafficking. It seems to be as much a performance, as a plan. But the people it will hurt are real. In Saskatchewan, the focus s…
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This is the way America ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.
Posted February 28, 2025 by Anonymous
We are the hollow men We are the stuffed men Leaning together Headpiece filled with straw.
Alas, here we go again:Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada — which he inaccurately used drug trafficking to justify — wer…
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Today’s News: Liberal debate night two “Chrystia Freeland won on tone, Mark Carney won on policy”
Posted February 26, 2025 by Anonymous
It was the second night of the Liberal leadership debates, and once again, no fireworks: View on Threads
This Liberal leadership debate is so boring, so rife with specific policy ideas delivered in a careful, measured manner by four intelligent w…
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Today’s News: Liberal leadership debate, night one; and Trudeau in Ukraine
Posted February 25, 2025 by Anonymous
My photo is by “PoliLEGO” on tonight’s Liberal leadership debate from @polilego.bsky.social -it shows @markjcarney.bsky.social @chrystia-freeland.bsky.social @karinagould.bsky.social and Frank Baylis.So tonight I went spinning through X, Threads, …
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Some questions for the Liberal leadership debates
Posted February 24, 2025 by Anonymous
So on Monday night the Liberal leadership candidates are debating in French, and on Tuesday in English. Like most Canadians, I have been semi-following the leadership race — I wasn’t prepared to support Mark Carney at first, but I loved Carney’s …
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Weekend break: Funny stuff, some beautiful paintings, and of course, Animal Crackers
Posted February 23, 2025 by Anonymous
Nailed!
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Hooters is deflating:
Hooters is going bust. Sad to see one of America’s great cultural institutions go tits up. I hope they get the support they need during the upheaval of the restructuring. Expect they’ll reveal their assets in the fullness of time.
Ok, you can all go home. Just want to nip this discourse in the bud.— Tabatha Southey (@tabathasouthey.bsky.social) February 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
2. Magdalene with Two Flames (1640)
Profoundly influenced by Caravaggio’s style, Georges de La Tour focused on “tenebrism,” the dramatic effects of light and shade.
Notice how the light from the candle illuminates the room and casts a shadow of Magdalene on the wall. pic.twitter.com/Iw8dRBZa5z
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
4. Impression, Sunrise (1872)
Monet’s realism never fails to amaze me.
Though the Sun seems brightest, photometer measurements show it has the same luminance as the sky.
Harvard professor M. Livingstone noted, “If you make a black and white copy, the Sun disappears entirely.” pic.twitter.com/9czG38piRQ
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
6. In “The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up” (1839) by J.M.W. Turner, the sun’s glow makes the ship’s farewell feel poetic.
Light isn’t just seen — it’s felt. pic.twitter.com/lOmh7ZOGzr
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
8. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768)
Joseph Wright of Derby portrayed scientific discovery with the same intensity as religious art.
Watch how a single light source draws attention to the emotional reactions of each figure. pic.twitter.com/M1gFm6sK5K
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
10. The Supper at Emmaus (1601)
Through his use of light, Caravaggio gives the scene a compelling sense of movement.
A subtle detail: the branch in the fruit bowl curves into the shape of a fish, an early Christian symbol, while a fish-shaped shadow appears to the right. pic.twitter.com/DX8aeCTraY
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) February 4, 2025
And — animal crackers!
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“Courage is found in unlikely places”: Chris Kluwe, Charlie Angus, AOC, Zelenskyy and Europe, Mike Pence, FP Wellman, John Cole…
Posted February 22, 2025 by Anonymous
Taking one of my favorite Lord Of The Rings quotes as my text today, I thought I should highlight some of the people – both likely and unlikely – who are showing courage against the fascist hellhole that is today’s America: Football player Chris K…
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What a game!
Posted February 21, 2025 by Anonymous
I had a post about politics almost ready to go, but not tonight!
What a great game:
Report: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA! CANADA![image or embed]— The Beaverton (@thebeaverton.com) February 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
You can’t take our co…
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Some days, we just need to laugh…
Posted February 19, 2025 by Anonymous
How funny people can be about politics, even when things are just so grim!First, isn’t this good news!And isn’t this the way we all feel now:
Moving on:
Can’t spell tariffs without FFS.— Jen The Feisty Librarian (@Feisty_Waters) February 12, 2025…
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“No Kings Day” – A day of protest against Trump and Musk
Posted February 18, 2025 by Anonymous
America won’t go down without a fight. There were massive protests across the US on Monday, with the rallying cry “No Kings!” — that precisely expressed the new American message to Trump and Musk. Here are some of the best signs – and I also…
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Taking a step back
Posted February 17, 2025 by Anonymous
So now, in this Year of Our Lord 2025, let’s look at where are we at.
In Canada, by mid-March, we will have a new federal Liberal leader – I hope it will be Pat Carney – who will immediately need to deal with Trump attempting to crush us with tariffs….
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Weekend funny stuff: The ridiculous weather: Our ridiculous politics; and Animal Crackers
Posted February 16, 2025 by Anonymous
Our weather here on the Prairies has been generally awful this winter — cold cold and more cold, week after week since November.Well, its going to be a little more springlike next week, apparently.
Next up — politics!
It sounds like our prem…
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Canada’s National Treasures: Elizabeth May – Craig Baird – Gurdeep Pandher – Wab Kineau, P.J. Akeeagok and R.J. Simpson – Canadian Hockey Fans. And Moose Art
Posted February 15, 2025 by Anonymous
Just a post to highlight some of our most impressive Canadians in these times. First, Elizabeth May is a national treasure:
Elizabeth May: “This is what you get: free health care – universal free health care….Those gun laws that your Congress i…
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Yes, Carney actually did save us in 2008
Posted February 14, 2025 by Anonymous
The Cons are trying to re-litigate and downplay Mark Carney’s role in protecting Canada from the world financial melt-down in 2008, and Scrimshaw is having none of it:Mark Carney was an “invaluable support” to Jim Flaherty, who praised him relentlessly…
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Things I learned today: Canada is really pissed; the “White Horse Prophecy”; “Leprechaun economics”. And an excellent rant!
Posted February 13, 2025 by Anonymous
Doom-scrolling through social media today, I learned some things:First, its always better to be pissed off than pissed on!
This is what is happening across all of Canada right now!🇨🇦😊 pic.twitter.com/VgtW7rJvVU— JustMePam (@PamelaApostolo1) February 1…
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Bending the knee
Posted February 12, 2025 by Anonymous
Media organizations in the US are expected to bend the knee now:
There is going to come a time in the very near future where the only way to resolve this is for every non-MAGA media company to band together and simply refuse to walk into the pr…
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Our Tangled Border War — comments by Charlie Angus, Wesley Wark, Dan Gardner, Paul Krugman. And new tariffs!
Posted February 11, 2025 by Anonymous
To illustrate this post, here is an artwork called Non-Sign II, which was built at the Peace Arch border crossing in 2010 – I think that messy tangled black border framing an empty centre is symbolic of our Canada-US border war today.Here are some usef…
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Weekend funny stuff: new maps & cartoons & football plays & funny posts & animal crackers, plus Mark Twain at the end
Posted February 9, 2025 by Anonymous
After this week, we need a little break:First, some new maps for Canada to enjoy:A comment on DEI:Some comments on our times:I don’t plan on watching the Super Bowl – except maybe to enjoy the whole stadium booing Trump! – but here’s a good football po…
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Today’s News: America is shooting the messenger
Posted February 8, 2025 by Anonymous
Coming soon to a university hospital in America:
“Maybe us barbers have been wrong all these years to rely on ideas which have failed us. Maybe we should study the human body intently and make our observations on fact, not superstition. Perhaps t…
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What a week! “Imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of Yakety Sax”
Posted February 7, 2025 by Anonymous
Well, this has been a shit show of a week, eh:
attempting to describe the vibes of the moment. have yet to do better than: “imagine watching a documentary reenacting the burning of the Library of Alexandria set to the soundtrack of ‘Yakety Sax'”…
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Today’s News: Protests at last
Posted February 6, 2025 by Anonymous
I’m seeing many people running around with their hair on fire tonight, desperately trying to get the Democrats in Congress to stop bleating about bipartisanship and finding common ground, and to FIGHT BACK. The American people are slow to rouse, but I …
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And its only been 15 days!
Posted February 5, 2025 by Anonymous
I am seeing real fear tonight in the United States. This sums it up in a few paragraphs:Paul Krugman
What the Musk is Happening?
It’s a catastrophe, but what kind of catastrophe?
….Musk associates have been given access to the U.S. Treasury’s …
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And we were singing, bye-bye Miss American Pie
Posted February 4, 2025 by Anonymous
Well, what a day, eh?…We all got up to dance Oh, but we never got the chance ‘Cause the players tried to take the field The marching band refused to yield Do you recall what was revealed The day the music died?*Here are…
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Canadian Border Now Fully Open
Posted November 24, 2022 by Ben
On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]
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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border
Posted April 2, 2022 by Ben
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]
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US Land Border Opens to Canadians
Posted November 8, 2021 by Ben
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]
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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?
Posted August 25, 2021 by Ben
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]
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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?
Posted July 1, 2021 by Ben
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]
Interesting Fact of the Month
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
