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Old Sep 18, 1998 | 5:23 pm
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Tighter control US-Canada border?

Have any of you noticed any change in going through customs/immigration when crossing from the US to Canada? I've travelled to Canada a lot over the past several years but was quite surprised when I was had to see a Canadian Immigration agaent in YEG 2 days ago. I realize that they do spot checks and I've subjected myself to that in the past. However, this last trip was different. I went through customs as usual but was instructed to go to immigration. I stayed there for about 15 minutes answering questions (i.e., how many times have you been to Canada? Do you have a return ticket? Exactly who are you meeting here in Canada? What department does he work in?, I have your US passport but are you a US citizen?, etc.) and watching them go through every single item in my luggage (thank God I only packed for a 2-day trip). Finally, the immigration agent (not customs) stamps my passport with a notation "expires Mar 99." It was late--- I didn't even want to ask what that meant. When I finished, I noticed that there were several people lined up waiting to go see the immigration agent.
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