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Canadian Guide: Donald Trump and Globe Editorial

canadian guide: Globe editorial Is Canada ready for Donald Trump's refugee crisis Read more What's going on with Trump's immigration ban A Canadian guide Related Asylum seekers' cold crossings to Canada A guide to the saga so far Mr, according to Globe and Mail. Coderre's latest stunt having Montreal declared a sanctuary city is of a different order. Coderre has repeatedly shown himself to be no less a populist than Donald Trump, albeit of a different stripe, taking a jackhammer to prevent Canada Post from installing a community mailbox and pulling other childish stunts to pander to his base. If it means what the mayor says it means similar declarations by Toronto and Vancouver have proved mostly symbolic it could do serious harm by contributing to an erosion of public trust in Canada's immigration and refugee system. Do we really want Canadian politics to descend down this polarizing path Just whom is Mr. Bragging about harbouring illegal immigrants invites an equal and opposite reaction from right-wing populists who'd shut the door entirely on asylum seekers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.