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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction
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To: ManyMoose who wrote (41742)11/23/2005 2:28:29 PM
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Ban 50 Cent, says Toronto MP

Last Updated Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:24:40 EST

CBC Arts

U.S. rapper 50 Cent should be barred from entering Canada, says Toronto MP Dan McTeague.

The Liberal politician asked Immigration Minister Joe Volpe on Tuesday to deny the artist entry for a Canadian tour scheduled to launch in Vancouver Dec. 3.

McTeague says 50 Cent promotes gun violence, a message he feels Torontonians in particular don't need to hear. A record 48 people have been shot to death in the city so far this year.

50 Cent, who was born Curtis Jackson in Queen's, N.Y., has a criminal record and would need a ministerial permit to enter Canada.

"I don't think people in Toronto or any urban centre need or want to hear Mr. Jackson's message right now," McTeague said.

"I think it's time we send a message of our own to those who glorify violence that their gratuitous violence and movies are not welcome in our country," McTeague said. "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."

50 Cent recently made his movie debut in Get Rich or Die Tryin', a violent semi-autobiographical street drama.

cbc.ca
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