Joe.My.God. LGBT News
The CBC reports:
A Halifax-based folk music duo say police who pulled them over on an Ohio highway earlier this month accused them of having drugs in their rental car and questioned them about their allegiance in a strange interaction that lasted nearly an hour. Sisters Cassie and Maggie MacDonald of the group Cassie and Maggie were driving a rental car on Interstate 70 and were talking on the phone with their mother when they noticed a police cruiser following them.
After turning over their licence information, Maggie MacDonald said they were told their car was going to be searched for narcotics. Eventually, she said, officers told them the car had “tested positive” for narcotics and they were separated, with each taken to a different cruiser to be questioned. At that point, MacDonald said, she was asked: “Which do you prefer? Canada or America?” MacDonald said the second officer had asked Maggie a similar question about whether she preferred Canada or the U.S.
Read the full article. The duo says that the cops “lectured” them about fentanyl coming from Canada and let them leave with a distracted driving ticket [for using the phone] after admitting that no drugs were found. Below, they speak to the CBC.
Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax musicians say U.S. traffic stop led to drug search, questions about allegianceMacDonald sisters shaken by experience but say they plan to continue touring in the U.S.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/…
Canadian folk duo Cassie and Maggie asked about Canadian or U.S. loyalty at bizarre traffic stop in Ohio. www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/a…
— Andrew Hoffman (@andyhoffman.bsky.social) March 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Ohio cops subjected Canadian folk duo Cassie and Maggie MacDonald to a completely uncalled for loyalty test during a traffic stop.https://t.co/mldhU2TNZf
— Jalopnik (@Jalopnik) March 19, 2025