Ban 50 Cent, Liberal MP says
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Published · reached Usenet November 24, 2005
Ban 50 Cent, Liberal MP says
Last updated Nov 23 2005 12:29 PM EST
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A Toronto-area member of Parliament is calling on his own government to block the American rap singer 50 Cent from entering Canada.
U.S. rapper 50 Cent (AP file photo) On Tuesday, Liberal MP Dan McTeague (Pickering-Scarborough East) asked Immigration Minister Joe Volpe to deny the singer 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.