How American cash for Canada protests could sway US politics
The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the countryโs liberal leader.
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Canada now views โProud Boysโ as a terrorist entity
Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of Proud Boys, called the terrorist designation โridiculous.โ"There is no basis for it. All the Canadian Proud Boys have ever done is go to rallies,โ Tarrio said in a phone interview. He estimated there are between 1,000 and 1,500 Proud Boys in Canada. Sending money to the organization or buying Proud Boys paraphernalia would also be a crime. On January 6, 2021, the Proud Boys played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.โThe government calls the Proud Boys a neo-fascist organization with semiautonomous chapters located in the United States, Canada, and internationally.
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Canada case poses question: Is US immigration system safe?
A case being heard in a Toronto court this week could end the use of Roxham Road. These migrants know that a longstanding agreement between the United States and Canada requires those seeking asylum to apply in the first country they arrive in. "The United States remains a country with an extensive system for processing applications that remain subject to administrative and legal checks and balances," Cadieux told The Associated Press. Most of those irregular border crossers entered Canada at Roxham Road. Now the numbers are down, but local taxi drivers still meet the bus each day looking for fares they can take to Roxham Road.