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The 2026 Football/Soccer World Cup of soccer, to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States is a political opportunity for progressive societal forces in Canada and beyond to make the world aware of this country’s core political difference from the U.S.A., specifically the existence of a third political party with extant potency and historical roots in a progressive grass roots political movement, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, that pioneered North America's first public healthcare system. This difference is foundational and the need for its prominence is particularly acute at a time of decadence in the leadership of the United States under its current leader. Our challenge to Canadians: how can we use the 2026 World Cup to further a Canadian progressive political agenda among the thousands attending from home and abroad? One imperative is to prevent the scandal ridden World Cup proprietors, FIFA, from continuing its history of ethical laxity, most recently the award of the 2022 tournament to football desert but money rich Qatar. The other 2026 specific priority for Canadians and all in the U.S.A. and Mexico concerned to make the tournament a force for ethical probity at a time of murderous international conflict is to minimize the tournament influence of the maleficent current president of the United States. Recent media publicity of the latter figure with the tournament holy grail, the Jules Rimet trophy, and beaming FIFA president Gianni Infantino, bodes badly. TorontotheBetter invites all engaged by this message to contact us. TorontotheBetter is an initiative of Libra Information Services, a long-standing worker cooperative, based in Toronto, Ontario. We can be reached at 416-707-3509 or by email to postmaster@torontothebetter.net. Our website is www.Torontothebetter.net

Donald Trump looks like he does not know what he’s holding” [it’s the World Cup of football aka soccer,  the most popular game in the world, Mr. Trump], FIFA President Gianni Infantino can’t contain his excitement but football fans should soon be saying “enough of Donald Trump’s hands on the World Cup.” By now, Trump has been informed that the World Cup  is 

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Still often referred to as “the beautiful game” soccer/football is led by a scandal historied  Federation – FIFA – and is following up its improbable choice of tiny and football unknown Qatar as venue for the 2022 World Cup with a 2026 tournament in North America, where most games and the tournament final will take place under the watch of scandal-plagued U.S. president Donal Trump. It is with apprehension that anyone concerned about the inner beauty of the game must observe the progress of World Cup 2026. The signs are not good. Trump has already made an appearance on the FIFA 2026 scene by awarding the trophy to winners Chelsea at FIFA’s new spin-off club World Cup for the best professional club in the world. The signs are not good. Elected president of the United States, despite his well known habits of lying and sleazy behaviour, Trump will no doubt get his image plastered across World Cup 2026 media coverage for the 12 months leading to kick-off in June 2026. It is for true beautiful game amateurs/lovers to remind the world of the dark reality that haunts the 2026 FIFA World Cup.                        

Despite such justified fears Canada's inclusion as a co-host of World Cup 2026 offars some special opportunities for believers in the "inner beauty" of the beautiful game. By singling out Canada for tariff punishment and insulting the country verbally Trump is lnot just iving up to his reputation for vulgarirty he is setting the table for a recapture of Canada's reputationaal nobility on the world stage. Let all people, especially Canadians, both soccer/football lovers and others, ensure World Cup 2026 is beautiful for the world and all  people in it.      

It’s not just his insults to Canada and other states, it’s the shame of having a disreputable miscreant associated with a tournament dedicated to one of the best in human skills and a celebration of global solidarity. Let us show dedication to the best by excluding someone who corrodes what the World Cup Jules Rimet trophy stands for.To support this cause email postmaster @TorontotheBetter.net with NoTrump in the title line. 

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