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Old Sep 27, 2016 | 7:24 am
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majik
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Originally Posted by airoli
No one. What was said was that the purpose of the system was not to keep citizens and PRs from travelling, but that this was a "side-effect" deemed acceptable in the bigger context.
Glad to see myopic planning is still alive and well in Canada. eTA rollout has been nothing short of a disaster. The government was warned about the burdern placed on PRs by immigration lobby groups and is cited as one of the reasons for the first eTA delay.

http://policyoptions.irpp.org/2016/0...ation-amnesty/
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