If Canada wasn't so lax with their immigration policies the border wouldn't be so tight coming in.

I still recommend getting a fastpass. There are definitely advantages even if you can't use the fast express lane. For one if you show them your pass they will consider you low risk and not bother with security checks that have already been done to acquire the pass. Also you can leave your fastpass on the dash and a scanner will read the chip as you enter the border crossing, somewhat disarming the crossing guard even before they see you. And if you do have to go see your broker then go back to see customs and some crossings you'll have a separate line for fastpass holders so you can avoid the lineups. Also if you are in a passenger car you can use the pass where Nexus cards are accepted. The Nexus card is the equivalent to fastpass for non commercial traffic. There are also some companies that only want to hire fast express members so you have more job opportunities. Even those employers that don't require fastpass will be happy to know that you have one if you cross the border. Anyway there are no negatives to being a card holder except for the cost of course.

Oh please, the only experience Americans have coming into Canada is from a US/CAN border crossing. The logic is simple, if a guy (supposedly a terrorist) is leaving the US without having blown anything up, it kinda ruins any credible argument that he is a terrorist, so no need to treat him as one. Canada is not a terrorist target so why should we act as if we are one and give Americans and Canadians a hard time when crossing a US/CAN border based on that assumption? It of course does not mean we are blind, quit the opposite, we are conscious of this reality are react accordingly. Furthermore we share 100% of our information with the US. You guys do not reciprocate, and worse you don?t even share information between your own agencies to the point where a know terrorist by one department can be held and released by another department totally unaware of who they have in custody on some unrelated charge. My point will be further illustrated if you just read on.

If you are talking about a non US/CAN border, such as international flights coming into Canada from foreign countries other than the US, then you guys have no experience or idea of what we do. No one should use their experience at a US/CAN border as a basis for concluding how we behave at our other ports of entry which is where the real risk lies. It is a completely different situation there, and we are proficient at our jobs. As I have said before, none of the 9-11 terrorists came through Canada. They were accepted directly from your immigration bureau, and one or two of them with pending visa applications were issued their permanent visas one year after they died on 9-11. I shouldn?t have to tell you how pathetic that is, and I shouldn?t have to say how scary it is for Canada to know it is sitting beside a country targeted by terrorists around the world. I can also assure you that every Canadian is concerned about terrorism as much as or more so that Americans. I was living in California on 9-11 and for a year thereafter. I could see that I was immensely more affected by that event than all of the Americans around me.

The question posed in this thread was what it takes to run Canada. Let's keep the patriotic infighting out of it. There's really no need for it. We all have our opinions and an opinion isn't gospel. Thanks.

The fast express program is a pre-screening to identify low risk individuals. The privilege of being considered low risk is faster, hassle free border crossings (less spot checks and use of dedicated lanes). The benefit to maintaining this program is less recourses spent continually rechecking low risk individuals thereby freeing up those resources to do more thorough checks on the remaining traffic.

I'm a newbie want to be. I was talking to a SNI driver this weekend. He asked me if I have ever had a DWI or any moving violations. I said no DWI and only one speeding ticket was 15 years ago. He said I would run a lot to Canada because of such a clean driving record, is this true?

Then how come that sentiment wasn't posted in response to yoopr's post?

Still a BULLSHIT WAR whether you were in it or not, and I know what I'm talking about. If you thought it was a ?just war? than you have to be the daftest person I have ever met. It was a senseless waste of American lives pure and simple

Never have blind fath in your leaders it will get you killed

And you are still welcome up here any time

PS: Back to the origional topic as a mod pointed out.

I believe A DUI will prevent you from entering Canada forever. It is an unpardonable criminal offense here. Since you don't have one, and no felonies, you should have no trouble entering Canada. Unpaid alimony will also prevent you from crossing the border.

[quote="Hanged_Man"]hang man wrote..............
Then how come that sentiment wasn't posted in response to yoopr's post .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ............... That's my thoughts exactly hang man! :shock: This isn't the first time yoopr used this board to run down canada. If some thing gets posted on here which isn't true then we should have the opportunity to refute it.Unless you are in agreement with yoopr. :sad: I agree with you twilight not the place for this debate ......