Albertan spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Donald Trump out of Canada [Video]

More than 36,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country’s sovereignty.

Alberta resident Gerard Aldridge, who recently initiated the electronic petition, said he’s a fiercely proud Canadian who saw an opportunity to make a difference on an issue of grave concern.

“I was born a Canadian and I want to die a Canadian,” Aldridge said Wednesday in an interview.

Trump has threatened to impose widespread tariffs on Canadian products and has openly called for Canada to become a U.S. state.

The U.S. president usually attends the annual gathering of G7 leaders, which is being held this June in Kananaskis, Alta.

The petition points out that Trump has been convicted of felonies in the United States — something that could make a person inadmissible to Canada.

It contends that Trump’s words and actions represent a danger to the security and sovereignty of Canada.

“I don’t think he …