Earlier this week, one of the columnists in La Presse wrote on her experience being submitted to a secondary at YUL after declaring 8 bottles of wine (4 each, they were a couple). She then wrote another article on the readers reaction to her story.
In a third text on the census controversy, she quotes an email sent to her by a CBSA agent:
«Vous étiez au courant du risque engendré en rapportant autant de bouteilles (de vin) et je vais vous poser la question: était-ce nécessaire d'en acheter autant?»
"You were aware of the risk undertaken by bringing back so much wine and I will ask you the question: was it necessary to buy that much?"
So, basically, the customs question our right to shop abroad. CBSA is a threat to Canadians personal freedoms.
You might wanna check out the following links with the help of Google Translate if necessary:
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/chroniqueu...-la-douane.php
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/chroniqueu...core-bravo.php