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/