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The top responses to this tweet as far as the eye can see are blue checkmark MAGA-bots responding with variations of:



“…but Canada SHOULD become the 51st state, and don’t you know you ackshually would be waaaay better off!”

“Canada’s ripping off the USA with their tariffs and the 200 billion subsidy, so they might as well become the 51st state!!”

“…then why do SO MANY Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state?!”

“Canadians would have soooo many more freedumbs if they became Americans.”


Etc, etc.
 
LeafGm said:
The top responses to this tweet as far as the eye can see are blue checkmark MAGA-bots responding with variations of:



“…but Canada SHOULD become the 51st state, and don’t you know you ackshually would be waaaay better off!”

“Canada’s ripping off the USA with their tariffs and the 200 billion subsidy, so they might as well become the 51st state!!”

“…then why do SO MANY Canadians want Canada to become the 51st state?!”

“Canadians would have soooo many more freedumbs if they became Americans.”


Etc, etc.
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For a start, aside from rural Alberta, most Canadians aren’t keen on fascism
 
Aweomse stuff. if any of you are considering cancun, seriously consider getting around the Yucatan for your trip and getting out of cancun, at least for a night or two. Merida is super charming (with the best ruins site in Mexico close by in chichenitza and even just down the coast from cancun is worth the trip. Playa Del Carmen and cozumel are well well worth a night or two.
 
So, remember when the Liberal Party booted their incumbent MP in Nepean out of the party due to his ties to India and Modi, shortly before Mark Carney was announced as the new Liberal candidate for Nepean?

Well, the guy's doing everything possible to show that those accusations are well-founded. His first post-politics job is as the founder and leader of a pro-Hindu lobby group called the "Hindu Public Affairs Council of Canada", and he seems exclusively devoted to vomiting out talking points cribbed directly from the Indian government:

www.theglobeandmail.com

Former Liberal MP ousted over alleged ties to India starts Hindu-Canadian lobby group

Chandra Arya launched the Hindu Public Affairs Council of Canada this week, saying it’s necessary to defend a community ‘under siege’
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Mr. Arya announced on social media Thursday that he has set up the Hindu Public Affairs Council of Canada, which bills itself as “unapologetically Hindu” and “resolutely Canadian” but also necessary at this time to defend a community he describes as under attack.

The former MP in particular singled out Khalistan supporters – a separatist movement among some Sikh adherents who advocate for carving an independent homeland out of India – as a concern. The Indian government strongly opposes the Khalistan movement, which has followers in Canada.

“In an era when anti-Hindu and Khalistani forces are emboldened and our community is under siege, Canada HPAC rises with resolve,” Mr. Arya said in a post on Facebook and X. “We will not stay silent. We will not back down.”

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He noted that not all Hindus in Canada trace their roots back to India – they come from countries all over the world – but for Hindus, he said India remains important. “For us, India is our holy land,” Mr. Arya said. As The Globe and Mail reported in March, the Liberal Party revoked Mr. Arya‘s bid to run for the party leadership and his nomination in his own Ottawa riding over alleged foreign-interference concerns involving India.

Mr. Arya said he will not seek any remedy over this. “I don’t have time for that political drama theatre.” He said of his removal: “They kicked me out because I spoke very publicly, very honestly, very bluntly about Hindu Canadians and against Khalistani extremists.”

He said he believes India-Canada ties, badly damaged after former prime minister Justin Trudeau, could be repaired under the new Prime Minister, Mr. Carney. In 2023, Mr. Trudeau announced Canada had credible intelligence that “agents of the government of India” carried out the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Sikh leader in British Columbia. India has denied any role in this and a diplomatic row ensued. “Prime Minister Carney is in a good position to turn the page,” Mr. Arya said. He said differences will persist “but at the same time, the economic relations, the trade relations, the investment relations, and people-to-people relations can be repaired.” He said good relations with India would benefit “Canadian geopolitical and security interests.”
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...and then this sticks out as the really fun part to me:

Mr. Arya said his group will only be funded by individual donations. “It is not going to be a charitable institution. So it has to be funded by ordinary Hindu Canadians across the country, small amounts of 20 bucks, 40 bucks a month. That is what I’m seeking.” Asked if he would accept funding from the Indian government or Indian-based donors, he indicated he would not. “Just because I met Prime Minister Modi once, people think I am very well connected in India,” he said. “I am not.”
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...you can bet that a flood of these "individual donations", which like for reals and totally don't have anything to do with the Indian government, will start flowing in from India, either laundered directly through donors from India or proxies in Canada and other countries.
 
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