I think CBSAguy's doing a great job at helping soothe the criticism towards the CBSA agents.

I remember one other time when I was coming home from LAX with a new suit in my baggage back in the mid 90s. They asked me for the reciepts for the suit. Then they waved me on through after they saw the suit.

Not anymore. They ask you to hand over your laptop and digital camera when you just got back from a visit to a friend across the border. Times have changed and if we can't get used to the changes, we better be prepared for an alternative means of transportation that is less invasive of our space by the border officials.

Like it or not, they carry those searches in the interest of our national security and enforcement of the Criminal Code of Canada as well.

Cur, you have done a great job at defending yourself pretty well as well but we sometimes have to yield to authority if they ask nicely and professionally as they have in my case of secondaries.

Sanosuke!