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Trump Should Apply to Enter Canada

Re: Trump will be coming to Canada to attend G7 summit in June, White House confirms — Hadriana Lowenkron, May 22 - Bloomberg

National Post: 1 June, 2025 / Hill Times: 4 June 2025

Like all visitors with a criminal conviction, Donald Trump should be required to apply for a special entry permit to attend the G7 conference on June 15. Even former President George W. Bush was required to seek a permit due to his past impaired driving conviction.

To his credit, Bush accepted this Canadian entry requirement without protest, although U.S. power rendered the policy a mere formality.

Undoubtedly, Trump will react very badly to a demand that he respect Canadian immigration law, and will probably hurl insults and abuse in a northerly direction.

However, Canada’s surrender to such bombast will only serve to empower Trump and weaken Canada’s bargaining position with a president who consistently bullies those who oppose his capricious will.

It is worth remembering that Trump has an established pattern of issuing threats as a negotiating tactic to test opponents’ resolve. Canadian strength will be noted.