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Politics : Canadian Political Free-for-All -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (3973)	4/20/2004 3:51:28 AM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 37247

It would be three times easier to cross the Canadian border than the U.S. I went to Havre the other day and because I did not have photo I.D. or a passport was questioned for about an hour. I had several maps and files in the vehicle that were scrutinized including a lot of survey equipment etc. I was also questioned on the last time I was in the States and they knew and quizzed me on several other crossings I had forgot about. When were you in NY last? Chicago? What were you doing in Minneapolis in 1998? I took a GPS shot from the Canadian side to measure how far back it was to a claim I was working and they had viewed this via camera from their sentry house. The lady border guard said to the other two guards that I had a machine I was taking measurements with. At that point I felt the gig was completely up and I would be whisked away for a court appearance somewhere. While they were searching the vehicle I recalled I had three cigars in the glove box and I couldn't remember if they were Cubans or Dominicans. It turned out they were from the Dominican Republic and I was safe from a brutal whipping and prison. Needless to say I obeyed the speed limit on my way to and from Havre. Back at the Canadian crossing a few hours later there was one very young and unarmed guard who dinged me $18.00 Canadian Pesos for a pair of U.S. made boots. ctv.ca