Canada does not like tourists. Thumbs down Canada

[ronki23]

So this happened in 2018 when I went there. Upon arrival at the airport:

Q: What is the purpose of your visit?
A: For a wedding
Q: Who's getting married ?

So they speak this rudely to people coming for tourism or backpacking? Why does it matter who is getting married?

Q: How much money do you have on you ?
A: $XYZ

I had well within the legal limits so why are they asking the exact amount ?

I then went to the USA and returned to Canada via border crossing. Here's round 2:

Q: Where are you going?
A: Ontario
Q: Who are you staying with?
A: Uncle and Auntie
Q: Did you go through the customs office upon initial arrival (I had a British passport)
A: Yes
Q: Why are you crossing by car?

So backpackers are not welcome ? Why does it matter if I entered by a car or a plane.

And the cherry on the cake: I HAD AN ESTA!!!

Not impressed with Canada at all: it was so much easier getting into America. More to see and do in the US of A

 

[Stevicus]

So this happened in 2018 when I went there. Upon arrival at the airport:

Q: What is the purpose of your visit?
A: For a wedding
Q: Who's getting married ?

So they speak this rudely to people coming for tourism or backpacking? Why does it matter who is getting married?

Q: How much money do you have on you ?
A: $XYZ

I had well within the legal limits so why are they asking the exact amount ?

I then went to the USA and returned to Canada via border crossing. Here's round 2:

Q: Where are you going?
A: Ontario
Q: Who are you staying with?
A: Uncle and Auntie
Q: Did you go through the customs office upon initial arrival (I had a British passport)
A: Yes
Q: Why are you crossing by car?

So backpackers are not welcome ? Why does it matter if I entered by a car or a plane.

And the cherry on the cake: I HAD AN ESTA!!!

Not impressed with Canada at all: it was so much easier getting into America. More to see and do in the US of A

It's much easier to enter Mexico. Just cross over. Coming back into America takes longer, though.

 

[ronki23]

It's much easier to enter Mexico. Just cross over. Coming back into America takes longer, though.

In Quebec Province they took us to some 'international foods' or 'whole foods' market (bread, cakes, biscuits,etc ) where they pride themselves on Barack Obama having visited there: infested with wasps! Every food had wasps flying around/on it

 

[Revoltingest]

So this happened in 2018 when I went there. Upon arrival at the airport:

Q: What is the purpose of your visit?
A: For a wedding
Q: Who's getting married ?

So they speak this rudely to people coming for tourism or backpacking? Why does it matter who is getting married?

Q: How much money do you have on you ?
A: $XYZ

I had well within the legal limits so why are they asking the exact amount ?

I then went to the USA and returned to Canada via border crossing. Here's round 2:

Q: Where are you going?
A: Ontario
Q: Who are you staying with?
A: Uncle and Auntie
Q: Did you go through the customs office upon initial arrival (I had a British passport)
A: Yes
Q: Why are you crossing by car?

So backpackers are not welcome ? Why does it matter if I entered by a car or a plane.

And the cherry on the cake: I HAD AN ESTA!!!

Not impressed with Canada at all: it was so much easier getting into America. More to see and do in the US of A

I avoid borders if it all practical.
Your civil rights are greatly curbed there because
SCOTUS says there are special concerns about
who & what comes into the country. They can
ask you anything. They can tear your car apart
in a search (happened to people I know) with
impunity. They've immunity from prosecution.
So they've a culture of **** you.

Did you know that all of MI, FL, ME, & other states
are entirely within the 100 mile border zone, where
you're subject to warrantless searches & seizures?

Know Your Rights | 100 Mile Border Zone | ACLU

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless stops within 100 miles of the U.S. border, important Fourth Amendment protections still apply. This...

www.aclu.org

Excerpted....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the federal agency tasked with patrolling the U.S. border and areas that function like a border, claims a territorial reach much larger than you might imagine. A federal law says that, without a warrant, CBP can board vehicles and vessels and search for people without immigration documentation “within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States.” These “external boundaries” include international land borders but also the entire U.S. coastline.

Resist unconstitutional intrusions by government.
This is what happens well inside Ameristan, even
in the middle of rural Michigan or New Hampshire.
You can be forced to divulge any & every personal
detail about you, your family, your work, your home,
etc. You must justify your being in USA, or be
arrested.

 

[fantome profane]

because
SCOTUS says

Who cares what SCOTUS says? They have as much authority over Canadian borders as Mr. Milgilicutty's bowling league.

 

[Audie]

Around here they will kill you if you
carry drugs.

 

[Revoltingest]

Who cares what SCOTUS says?

This changes when you arrive at the US side of the border.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Q: What is the purpose of your visit?
A: For a wedding
Q: Who's getting married ?

So they speak this rudely to people coming for tourism or backpacking? Why does it matter who is getting married?

So, you think it is rude for immigration officials to ask people entering their country the reason for their visit? And when you "for wedding," you think it is rude to ask "who is getting married?" Is it not possible that that was nothing more than a friendly question that you just misinterpreted?

 

[Revoltingest]

So, you think it is rude for immigration officials to ask people entering their country the reason for their visit? And when you "for wedding," you think it is rude to ask "who is getting married?" Is it not possible that that was nothing more than a friendly question that you just misinterpreted?

That's unlikely
They're fishing.
If they can't think of who's getting married, it suggests a lie.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

So this happened in 2018 when I went there. Upon arrival at the airport:

Q: What is the purpose of your visit?
A: For a wedding
Q: Who's getting married ?

So they speak this rudely to people coming for tourism or backpacking? Why does it matter who is getting married?

What matters is if you don't have quick answers to basic questions.

Q: How much money do you have on you ?
A: $XYZ

I had well within the legal limits so why are they asking the exact amount ?

Customs officers generally want to make sure that visitors have enough funds to pay for their expenses during their visit.

If someone doesn't have enough money for their trip, this can be a sign that something fishy is going on (e.g. that they're coming to work illegally).

I then went to the USA and returned to Canada via border crossing. Here's round 2:

Q: Where are you going?
A: Ontario
Q: Who are you staying with?
A: Uncle and Auntie
Q: Did you go through the customs office upon initial arrival (I had a British passport)
A: Yes
Q: Why are you crossing by car?

So backpackers are not welcome ? Why does it matter if I entered by a car or a plane.

Border guards are responsible for determining travellers' real trip purposes. Unusual activity attracts their attention and prompts questions.

And the cherry on the cake: I HAD AN ESTA!!!

ESTA is an American process for travel to the USA. Canada is not the USA.

Not impressed with Canada at all: it was so much easier getting into America. More to see and do in the US of A

And the grapes were probably sour anyway.

 

[We Never Know]

I avoid borders if it all practical.
Your civil rights are greatly curbed there because
SCOTUS says there are special concerns about
who & what comes into the country. They can
ask you anything. They can tear your car apart
in a search (happened to people I know) with
impunity. They've immunity from prosecution.
So they've a culture of **** you.

Did you know that all of MI, FL, ME, & other states
are entirely within the 100 mile border zone, where
you're subject to warrantless searches & seizures?

Know Your Rights | 100 Mile Border Zone | ACLU

The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless stops within 100 miles of the U.S. border, important Fourth Amendment protections still apply. This...

www.aclu.org

Excerpted....
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the federal agency tasked with patrolling the U.S. border and areas that function like a border, claims a territorial reach much larger than you might imagine. A federal law says that, without a warrant, CBP can board vehicles and vessels and search for people without immigration documentation “within a reasonable distance from any external boundary of the United States.” These “external boundaries” include international land borders but also the entire U.S. coastline.

Resist unconstitutional intrusions by government.
This is what happens well inside Ameristan, even
in the middle of rural Michigan or New Hampshire.
You can be forced to divulge any & every personal
detail about you, your family, your work, your home,
etc. You must justify your being in USA, or be
arrested.

Well lets see..... She was driving a car, they could ask for her license and then should know if she is a citizen or not.

 

[Shaul]

2018. Were you wearing a MAGA hat?

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

That's unlikely
They're fishing.
If they can't think of who's getting married, it suggests a lie.

And should immigration officials not go there?

 

[Revoltingest]

Well lets see..... She was driving a car, they could ask for her license and then should know if she is a citizen or not.

She'd have the right to refuse because
the stop wasn't lawful. However, that
wouldn't be worth the hassle.

 

[Revoltingest]

And should immigration officials not go there?

I see no reason to prohibit them.
Note that cops have tricks that masquerade
as voluntary banter. But if one answers too
many questions, to stop answering risks a
court seeing this as incriminating.
Best to minimize interacting with cops,
especially answering questions.

 

[We Never Know]

She'd have the right to refuse because
the stop wasn't lawful. However, that
wouldn't be worth the hassle.

She was at a check point wasnt she? That makes it a legal stop doesn't it?

 

[Revoltingest]

She was at a check point wasnt she? That makes it a legal stop doesn't it?

If you speak of the gal who was stopped far
from the border, it wouldn't be a lawful stop
without a traffic violation or reasonable articulable
suspicion of a crime.
Random stops to show your papers, justify your
existence, or fish for something criminal are
unconstitutional. Alas, many cops are unaware
of this.

 

[sun rise]

I've been to Canada multiple times and never had any unpleasantness or rudeness. But of course dumping on a nation because of the behavior of a few is what the internet thrives on.

 

[Revoltingest]

I've been to Canada multiple times and never had any unpleasantness or rudeness. But of course dumping on a nation because of the behavior of a few is what the internet thrives on.

I've been there many times, & had some hassles.
One time the machine gun wielding soldier thought I was
deadly. I was suspicious though....elderly, white hair,
Hawaiian shirt, socks with sandals, cargo shorts, traveling
with wife & another old couple. Typical terrorists.
Others I know have had cars torn apart...no contraband found.

 

[We Never Know]

If you speak of the gal who was stopped far
from the border, it wouldn't be a lawful stop
without a traffic violation or reasonable articulable
suspicion of a crime.
Random stops to show your papers, justify your
existence, or fish for something criminal are
unconstitutional. Alas, many cops are unaware
of this.

According to the supreme court, it was a legal check point.