Love that Galloway - far away

Jason Kenney appears to be in a bit of hot water over his refusal to use his ministerial discretion to allow British MP George Galloway into Canada.

It's reported that the Canada Border Services Agency denied Mr. Galloway entry for his support of the Palestinian group Hamas, which is listed as a terrorist organization by the federal government. Mr. Kenney has the power, as Immigration Minister, to overrule the agency but, as he has made clear in a number of interviews, has no intention of doing so.

The Canada Border Services Agency may well be correct in its determination, and Mr. Kenny justified in refusing to exert himself in making an exception. But it's a no-win situation for the minister.

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