completely agree.

i was through in YYZ in Oct. for first time in a while, and was actually pretty easy. But in past, I somehow have gotten SSSS enough times, even as a Nexus cardholder (seems more than random…) and those are not fun in Canada. One time they just asked for BP, took it, and didn’t bother saying anything (I knew what the deal was, but still). that same time, I had to ask three times for it back when everything was said and done. Also very strict on not bringing any water through - even if traveling with kids (TSA seems to be fine if in a kids bottle and you tell them it’s for them).

to be fair, Nexus did have separate security which was a bit better than regular. Those trusted traveller
security lines appear to all be closed since pandemic started, but hopefully those will be back soon.