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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: [OT] Can Trump come to Canada
Date: Mon, 26 May 2025 00:26:38 -0000 (UTC)
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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:
>
>>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.
>>
>>In a nutshell, felons are NOT normally allowed into Canada but there is 
>>an exception for people travelling under a diplomatic passport.
>>
>>https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2025/05/23/can-trump-visit-canada-for-the-g7-if-hes-a-convicted-felon/
>>
>>However, once he is no longer president and is travelling under a normal 
>>passport, he will likely be barred from entering the country.
>>
>>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.
>
>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.