Canada does not like tourists. Thumbs down Canada

[Revoltingest]

No, it isn't:

Find out about electronic travel authorization (eTA) - Canada.ca

Find out about electronic travel authorization (eTA)

www.canada.ca

Last year I enrolled in some new federal electronic
program designed to expedite border crossings.
Problem was that no on used it.

 

[ronki23]

No, it isn't:

Find out about electronic travel authorization (eTA) - Canada.ca

Find out about electronic travel authorization (eTA)

www.canada.ca

Unlike in America, Canadians care about border security, for the most part. I'm happy to hear Customs was on it's toes and asked pertinent questions to would be travellers. Do you think Canada should adopt the "open border" policy the USA has in place on the southern border? I understand they do not ask would be travellers very much upon their entry.

There is another side to this. These are very routine questions designed to get a response. If you get angry or nervous the customs officers may well interpret that as a red flag and decide to take a closer look at you. (Like, seriously, who get's bent out of shape over a couple of simple quesstions?)

Do you think border and customs officials should not bother asking anybody anything? Do you think that would be good for your own border and customs officials? Or do you suppose they actually have a job to do, and part of that job might just be asking questions?

Let me put it this way: when I went to CHINA I was greeted with a smile and all I had to do was press a smiley face, blank face, or frowning face as feedback for how customs behaved with me. Passport stamped, press the smiley face button and that was it.

USA didn't ask me the questions Canada asked me

 

[sun rise]

Because it shouldn't matter who is getting married. What's wrong with coming for tourism? Why not leave it at that?

It was a test to see if you were telling the truth or not.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

Let me put it this way: when I went to CHINA I was greeted with a smile and all I had to do was press a smiley face, blank face, or frowning face as feedback for how customs behaved with me. Passport stamped, press the smiley face button and that was it.

USA didn't ask me the questions Canada asked me

When you went to China, did you also come ready for "backpacking" but tell the border guard that you're going to a wedding and staying with relatives?

Just from the bits and pieces you've given, there are red flags... and I have no way of knowing what details you may have left out.

 

[Revoltingest]

I am well aware of that @Stevicus Heck there is one place where all there is is a phone and you call into customs

That said, hearing Americans talk about border security is pretty hilarious stuff.

I haven't actually kept track of which country's
border guards have vexed me. The only one
I'm certain of was Canuckistanian.
I was traveling from Detroit to NY. Just passing
thru your country. The guard asked my destination.
I said "Canada" because I had no destination there.
He got all pissy about it. If I'd said Canajoharie NY,
I bet he'd be even more offended. There's no
pleasing some people.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

My wife and I have made numerous trips to Canada and have always been treated with respect.

 

[ronki23]

When you went to China, did you also come ready for "backpacking" but tell the border guard that you're going to a wedding and staying with relatives?

Just from the bits and pieces you've given, there are red flags... and I have no way of knowing what details you may have left out.

They didn't ask anything in China. And they weren't so inquisitive in America either (same trip as Canada)

 

[ronki23]

 

[Father Heathen]

One can save time by complying with unlawful orders.
But there's also something to be said for resisting
an intrusive government that oversteps its authority.
Some people just bend over & spread'm when
ordered. Others resist tyranny. The choice is yours.

Note to staff:
I'm advocating legal behavior when refusing to
obey unlawful orders. This is within the rules.

Exactly. It's a matter of principles and precedents.

 

[SkepticThinker]

I'm sorry (yes, I'm Canadian ) but I fail to see which parts are the rude parts ... ?

 

[Audie]

Another reason i'm not a fan of Singapore

It saves a lot of innocent lives.
Drug dealers are scum.

 

[Twilight Hue]

The "who" doesn't matter.
It's interrogation to discover gaps,
errors, & admissions useful to justify
detention or denial.
If someone can't quickly come up with
names of the betrothed, this suggests
subterfuge.

There's actually a Constitution free Zone on the borders of Canada and Mexico according to the ACLU.

Constitutional rights don't apply within this designated border zone apparently.

Does a Constitution-free zone really exist in America?

Is there really a government law that disallows the Fourth Amendment for 200 million Americans? Some people say it’s true, but the reasoning behind a 100-mile “Constitution-free” zone argument is confusing at best.

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