Canada has 3 million non-permanent residents with expiring visas...
Canada has 3 million non-permanent residents with expiring visas...
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Sometimes the most pivotal moments in major elections are ones that come out of nowhere.

On the negative side of things, consider BC Conservative John Rustad blowing a last-minute hole in his party’s 2024 hopes by suggesting everyone in this province is clamouring for the return of the McDonald’s McRib sandwich. And Richard Nixon refusing to have his face powdered before debating John F. Kennedy in 1960, which was all fine until he started sweating noticeably and, creepily, profusely.  

On the positive side, think of the mileage Bill Clinton gained playing the saxophone on The Arsenio Hall Show, and American vice-president Aaron Burr claiming the White House by killing acting president Alexander Hamilton in a duel. 

In a 2024 American election that’s already been a godsend for Jon Stewart, Seth Meyers, and the entire writing staff of Saturday …

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