SF mayor's vow over Canada visit
The Sinn Féin Mayor of Monaghan today said he hoped to visit Canada before his term in office ends, despite being refused entry to the country.
Pat Treanor, who was on his way back to Ireland this afternoon, said he would contact the Canadian Embassy on his return and he was confident the issue could be resolved.
Mr Treanor was leading a cross-party delegation to Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada, which is twinned with Co Monaghan, for engagements with the Irish community when an official at St John’s Airport turned him away.
Councillor Treanor, who had been in Canada twice in the last 12 months in his capacity as mayor, said he was very disappointed that he could not fulfil the engagements that had been arranged by the people of Prince Edward Island.
“In my role as Mayor of Monaghan I have visited Canada twice in the last year, most recently for St Patrick’s Day, and the engagements were very successful,” he said.
“It is my intention to contact the Canadian Embassy on my return and I am confident that this matter can be resolved.
“I hope that I will be in a position to return to Canada before the end of my term in office.”
