Summary
The U.S. government has ordered the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which straddles the U.S.-Canada border, to end Canadian access through its Vermont entrance due to drug trafficking concerns.
Starting Oct. 1, Canadians must use a new entrance on the Canadian side, costing the library over 100,000 CAD to build.
Locals on both sides express frustration at ending the century-old tradition.
The library, a nonprofit since 1901, launched a fundraising campaign, raising more than half the needed funds through small community donations.
How pathetically petty
You just described the current US administration pretty accurately. It’s appalling, and terrifying, to have thin-skinned toddlers with this much power.
It’s truly sad what has become of the USA. Being Canadian and residing in Hamilton for my first 40 years: I’ve crossed the border over 1000 times. Had season tickets for the Sabres. Concerts, sports (Ernie De Gregorio!), shopping. Pete’s Market and Honey’s in NF!
We didn’t even have to show ID until 9/11 !!As of 2016, I’ve crossed once (for a gig in Buffalo in 2018) and that’s been it.
As of now, never again.
I genuinely find it hard to comprehend that it is adults making these decisions.
Hey demented sociopathy is fully capable of being adult and orange.
We should be just as petty. Most books are on Canadian side build a wall.
The dumbest timeline ever
It’s remarkable that they are trying to blame Canadians for drug smuggling. I still can’t wrap my head around this.
Because it’s not about drugs, it’s about control.
And dismantling anything resembling a government, so private equity can run everything.
Declaring a national emergency on Fentanyl allowed him to impose tariffs without needing congresses approval.
Americans blame Canadians for drug smuggling, Canadians blame Americans for firearm smuggling. It’s a tit-for-tat that’s been going on for decades.
Only one of those has any basis in reality though.
So you guys are trading guns for drugs? I kinda respect that
look, Canada, if you wanna, y’know, take care of things, y’know, we’d really appreciate it. This demented rapsit is nothing but human sewage washing over everything.
I mean - who knew?!
How could anyone know that a guy that was convicted of 34 counts of fraud was lying to people?
Why would a separate entrance stop drug trafficking? I’ve never been to that library but from the photo, it seems like you could just walk like 500m away, be in a forest, and hand someone a whole bucket of that sweet Canadian fent we all know and love.
It wouldn’t. This just a BS excuse to bully a trade partner.
And Vermonters. It’s also a fuck you to the state that hates Trump the most.
Relax guys. The other entrance should be equivalent to the other. Separate but equal if you will. That can’t possibly go wrong.
That’s one approach. Personally, I think Canada should allocate a few hundred thousand for some ridiculously gilt covered grand entrance as a fuck you to America.
I believe this is what you are describing
Just about - but slap Trudeau on the fucker.
Little did I know that the Venn diagram between drug traffickers and Library patrons is a near perfect circle.
You’ve never seen the deleted episodes of Reading Rainbow? Way more hardcore than The Wire. Levar’s comming, yo!
I’m sorry the President of my country is an asshole.
I’m genuinely ashamed to be American now.
I’m surprised they didn’t just defund the library for lending out “banned” books. I guess that’s the next step after they build the entrance just to own the Canucks.
100k for a door?
A separate entrance is more then just a door:
To build out the Canadian entrance, the Haskell has to create a parking lot with reduced mobility spots, install reduced mobility access ramps and entrances, and build another proper building entrance to the facility.
Looks like their GoFundMe has a good response so far, already receiving over the expected $100k needed.
Built with a $50k hammer.
Just send a Cybertruck through a wall or something 🤷🏻♂️
So they reached their goal, but yeah, I donated some cash anyway:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/haskell-infrastructure-overhaul
Let’s help out in honour/honor of Felon Drink Bleach, Couch Guyliner, Space Karen, Whale Carcass Anti-vaxxer, and the rest of their incompetent Nazi crew.
Under the new plan, which takes effect Monday until Oct. 1, non-library members attempting to enter the U.S. via the sidewalk on the Canadian side will be redirected to the nearest port of entry, a three-minute walk from the library. Library members will continue to be allowed to use the sidewalk with proof of membership.
“Drug traffickers and smugglers were exploiting the fact that Canadians could use the U.S. entrance without going through customs. We are ending such exploitation by criminals and protecting Americans,” the statement said.
no more drugs or nudie pics from libraries by God!
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Reuters that the U.S. decision was in response to drug trafficking.
GTFOH
