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Ottawa mayor tells Raptors to 'forget the White House' and visit Trudeau instead after victory
TH ^ | - 06/15/19 03:35 PM EDT | ARIS FOLLEY

Posted on 06/16/2019 10:08:40 AM PDT by conservative98

Jim Watson, the mayor of Ottawa, Canada, urged the Toronto Raptors to visit the Canadian Parliament instead of the White House after the team won the NBA Finals this week.

Watson called on Prime Minister Trudeau to invite the team to the country’s Parliament in an online post on Friday.

“Forget the White House for a victory lap. Come to Ottawa and Parliament Hill so Canada can congratulate you,” Watson wrote.

It is unclear whether the White House plans to invite the championship team for visit to meet President Trump.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: jimwatson; nba; raptors; trump; whitehouse
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To: DoodleDawg

Via Google. The 1993 Canadiens did not go to Washington, nor did a number of subsequent champions during the Clinton administration.


41 posted on 06/16/2019 12:39:17 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: Sacajaweau

A note of congrats would be appropriate and nice; a WH visit would not.


42 posted on 06/16/2019 12:47:26 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: conservative98

Well, of course they should be invited to their own capital first, but if Trump invites them, they should go.

You know, I bet when Real Hitler threw a party, people showed up. The same damn type of people who fear getting Trump Cooties now.

So irritating.


43 posted on 06/16/2019 12:54:34 PM PDT by jocon307
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To: dfwgator

are there any Canadians on the Rapters team??


44 posted on 06/16/2019 1:02:16 PM PDT by elpadre (AfganistaMr Obama said theoal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-hereQaeda" and its allies.)
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To: elpadre

0% Canadian. 70% USA.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/TOR/2019.html


45 posted on 06/16/2019 2:19:37 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Good. Then we won’t be out the expense of hosting them.


46 posted on 06/16/2019 2:29:19 PM PDT by bgill (when you badmouth women, you are badmouthing your mama and the good women on FR)
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To: bgill

Friggin Trudeau was at the celebration today - Hamming it up - what a fool


47 posted on 06/17/2019 12:29:27 PM PDT by bob_esb
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To: bob_esb

good grief - they actually have Trudeau speaking now


48 posted on 06/17/2019 12:49:13 PM PDT by bob_esb
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To: bob_esb

Did he have both eyebrows?


49 posted on 06/18/2019 5:24:39 AM PDT by bgill
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