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Vol. 29, Issue 24, February 20, 2025
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Dear President Trump By Alan Beesley recently attended the opening ceremony of the Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada. Games honouring the sacrifices made by men and women in uniform injured during war defending their countries. You are likely not familiar with these games. There are no “I faked a bad foot but I can't remember which one to avoid the draft” games. Perhaps you should start one. No doubt they will be the “biggest” and the “best”. When the American Team of Veterans entered the stadium, the crowd applauded, just as they did when the Canadian Team entered. The Canadian and Ukrainian Teams receiving a standing ovation. When our Premier, David Eby spoke, he reminded us of the generations of friendship between our nations. How Canadians and Americans fought and died alongside each other in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Afghanistan. As he spoke the crowd cheered and many in the American Team held their hands up with the heart sign. Many had tears in their eyes. I did. These are veterans, including special Long Term forces, that served Forecast a longside Canadian Thursday s pecial forces in High -11 Afghanistan after the 9Low -20 11 attack on the United Friday States. High -5 Low -10 On 9-11 planes were immediately Saturday
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diverted to Gander Newfoundland and cities across Canada. American passengers were taken in and hosted like family while we all wondered if another attack was imminent. Perhaps you should host some of those American families at Mara Largo to understand the relationship between our nations. Perhaps you should host US veterans that served alongside Canadian soldiers fightTo quote an American Brigadier General ing for our shared values and ask them if Canada was “taking advantage” when, vastly outnumbered, was asked to surrender his troops during the Battle of the Bulge: of the US. All NATO countries participated along- “Nuts”. You are also threatening to “take side US forces as a result of the invocation of Greenland”, a territory of Denmark, a NATO ally Article 5 of the NATO Treaty. You may recall that NATO is a military “by force if necessary”. Do you really think you can make alliance that you sought to dismantle in your first term before adults in the room talked you out of it. American soldiers shoot their Danish brothers in During the LA fires Canadian water bombers arms? Do you really think the American people will immediately answered the call. You now seek to impose further tariffs on support you trying to “annex Canada”? Next publication In four years your of Presidency will end. the Canadian lumber needed to help rebuild the Chapleau Express And no doubt you will seek to emulate the American family homes in LA. autocrats that you so admire, and strive for a third Seriously? will be on You are threatening Canada's sovereignty term in breach of the American Constitution, and January ultimately,9th, you will2025 fail. with talk of using tariffs in an attempt to “annex Cont’d on P.2 Canada” and make us the 51st state.
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