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Wednesday, March 15th, 2017

Canada’s Girl Guides cancel all US travel as Trump rules spark fears at border

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Source:     The Guardian (U.K.)
Publication Date:     Monday 13 March 2017 18.37 EDT
 Link: Canada’s Girl Guides cancel all US travel as Trump rules spark fears at border
Stephan:   This is one of the saddest stories about what America has become that I have read.  And it is in the British press. In less than two months it has become problematic for little girls to come to the U.S.. My wife and I live just a few hours from the Canadian border and have many friends who normally come and go between the U.S. and BC. A number of Canadian friends, however, have recently written to say they won't be coming to the U.S. until Trump leaves or things change. Little girls, for God's sake America is this who we are now?

Girl Guides of Canada
Credit: Girl Guides of Canada

The Girl Guides of Canada are cancelling all travel to the United States because of fears that their members might have trouble at the border due to travel restrictions enacted by Donald Trump. (emphasis added)

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A spokeswoman, Sarah Kiriliuks, said on Monday the organization’s membership was diverse and inclusive and leaders worried some girls could get left behind when a group tried to enter the US.

The decision comes after a string of reports that Canadians have been turned away at the border. In January – on the eve of Trump’s inauguration –several would-be demonstrators said they were denied entry to the US after telling border officials of their plans to attend the Women’s March on Washington.

Last month Canadian citizen Fadwa Alaoui said she had […]

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1 Comment

  1. Mark R on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 4:17 am

    Canadian girls are nearly as big a threat as the U.S. government, eh?