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Old Apr 15, 2008 | 9:21 pm
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plangis
 
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Originally Posted by Denizen
I see, so questions such as " Who my wife went to Mexico with 4 mths ago" (as I mentioned last week) is an appropriate question to ask? No, it is not. If I have filled out the Customs form and stated that I don't have drugs, weapons etc then you may ask me verbally again "Do you have any drugs, weapons etc." but you can just take your nose out of our personal affairs - that is 'FISHING' and as you can see by all the people writing and reading this thread (I may be wrong but is this not the fastest growing thread?) a lot of Canadians don't like what you are doing.

Of course, we support stopping the entry of illegal drugs, weapons etc but the people doing that are a tiny proportion of travellers whereas the CBSA people treat ALL travellers as if we were criminals. Is this a misguided effort to treat all people equally? CBSA behaviour is actually WORSE than authoritarian states I have been to and most people on this thread agree - I keep on asking you, CBSAguy but you don't answer my simple question - Why are Canadian Customs DIFFERENT ( ie WORSE) than most other civilized countries?
Totally agree with you... I don't usually participate actively on FT but I just wanted to add my voice to yours... I'm an honest 25 years old student and more than 1\2 times when I cross Canadian customs and immigration, I get secondary check... I just give them my bags and tell them to enjoy the search... Most times when I go back home I feel unwelcome, this is not normal. I only have one question... What particular reasons Canadian immigration officers have that any other country around the globe do not have to ask questions about your personal life? What makes Canada so special?
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