Originally Posted by
Denizen
My wife returned from a weekend trip on her airmiles to SF and when asked why she had gone, replied " visiting an old boy friend" - this referred to an old boy friend(20yrs ago) and his wife who we are both friendly with. The agent looked through her passport and spied a customs stamp from Mexico some months earlier (we had gone there for vacation) and said: Well then, who did you go to Mexico with? She dutifully replied "my husband" but was actually annoyed that such a question was asked. This seems like an invasion of privacy and was uncalled for especially since there was no other reason to question my wife who is as average as they come (married 25yrs, 2 1/2 kids, suburbs, works full-time). Is this justified and can a person tell customs it's none of your business (at the risk of a 6hr search and delay, of course).
I wouldn't want to comment on a particular situation. All I'll do is quote section 11(1) of the Customs Act:
"Subject to this section, every person arriving in Canada shall, except in such circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, enter Canada only at a customs office designated for that purpose that is open for business and without delay present himself or herself to an officer and answer truthfully any questions asked by the officer in the performance of his or her duties under this or any other Act of Parliament."