Border trouble
Yeah, so I was just telling someone the other day how ridiculous our border is and...bam.
Toronto Member of Parliament Dan McTeague is trying to block 50 Cent's entrance into Canada. "I don't think people in Toronto or any urban centre need or want to hear Mr. Jackson's message right now," McTeague says. He believes (here's something original) that 50's music glorifies violence. "We need to do a better job at protecting Canadians from people whose message runs counter to all of our efforts of trying to curb gun violence."
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty isn't buying it. The causes of Toronto's gun violence are much more complex than that, he says.
According to a very unscientific survey of rappers I've interviewed, our border is one of the worst in the world to cross. It's funny, because Canada's view of itself is that we are among the most multicultural, tolerant, and liberal societies on the planet. And yet, our border has a rep for being one of the most racist around. It's like, "We're for peace. Unless you wanna come up here."
Toronto Member of Parliament Dan McTeague is trying to block 50 Cent's entrance into Canada. "I don't think people in Toronto or any urban centre need or want to hear Mr. Jackson's message right now," McTeague says. He believes (here's something original) that 50's music glorifies violence. "We need to do a better job at protecting Canadians from people whose message runs counter to all of our efforts of trying to curb gun violence."
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty isn't buying it. The causes of Toronto's gun violence are much more complex than that, he says.
According to a very unscientific survey of rappers I've interviewed, our border is one of the worst in the world to cross. It's funny, because Canada's view of itself is that we are among the most multicultural, tolerant, and liberal societies on the planet. And yet, our border has a rep for being one of the most racist around. It's like, "We're for peace. Unless you wanna come up here."
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