Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for the Northwest Territories (NWT), is named on no fly list just released by the Russian Federation.

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The list, written in Cyrillic script, has the text SA国际影视传媒溠囆恍敌� 锌邪谢邪褌褘 芯斜褖懈薪 锌邪褉谢邪屑械薪褌邪 芯褌 谢懈斜械褉邪谢褜薪芯泄 锌邪褉褌懈懈SA国际影视传媒� next to McLeodSA国际影视传媒檚 name (featured in both Cyrillic and English). The English translation defines McLeodSA国际影视传媒檚 position as SA国际影视传媒楲iberal Member of House of CommonsSA国际影视传媒�.

McLeod is listed as number 174 of 313 Canadian politicians listed on the Russian foreign ministrySA国际影视传媒檚 self-proclaimed black list.

He said the ban will have no effect on him, personally.

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The Russian foreign ministry published a statement explaining its move:

SA国际影视传媒淭his step is forced and taken in response to the outrageous hostility of the current Canadian regime, which has tested our patience for so long,SA国际影视传媒� the statement reads. SA国际影视传媒淓very Russophobic attack, be it attacks on Russian diplomatic missions, airspace closures, or OttawaSA国际影视传媒檚 actual severing of bilateral economic ties to the detriment of Canadian interests, will inevitably receive a decisive and not necessarily symmetrical rebuff.SA国际影视传媒�

McLeod says he takes Arctic sovereignty seriously.

SA国际影视传媒淲e need protection and surveillance from above the clouds to below the ocean waters SA国际影视传媒� thatSA国际影视传媒檚 the goal. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 what weSA国际影视传媒檝e been working towards.SA国际影视传媒�

SA国际影视传媒淪ome of that is because of what Russia activities that weSA国际影视传媒檝e been seeing,SA国际影视传媒� he continued.

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