I've seen several posts regarding rules about food when you to return to USA from Canada. It seems border police have the right to confiscate food. Can anyone point me to a reliable source/site that covers this issue?
DUI and other offenses are rarely mentioned in these type of posts but I think people should be aware of them.
A person I talked to once had a DUI(s?) in New York and tried to go to a Canadian Casino -- ONCE!! They told him that if he tried to enter Canada again, he was subject to arrest on the spot.
So, it seems that for USA citizens entering Canada at least, anyone that is convicted, sentenced, served time, paid the penalty, and then released carries a life sentence anyway. Interesting.
Yes it works both ways and it has to be a Felony, which a DUI is in Canada.
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Their country, their laws. Nothing wrong with that.
Maybe the U.S. should apply similar laws, especially along the southern border.
Of course, that would require "border control" which presently seems to be lacking.
monkey44 wrote: So, it seems that for USA citizens entering Canada at least, anyone that is convicted, sentenced, served time, paid the penalty, and then released carries a life sentence anyway. Interesting.
A person who is denied entry into Canada is not being denied any rights. There is no right to enter another country. There are ways to have the restriction set aside, and they seem quite reasonable. The U.S. laws on entry into the country are not much different.
RE: the OP.....I transport "allowable" food, tobacco, alcohol, and purchased goods north and south through the US/Canadian border a couple times each week----abide by the rules and it's a piece of cake.....don't know what you're doing or try to do it your way? You may well just get turned around, lose your goods or your freedom for awhile....
A bit off-topic, but relevant to some others' responses.......As far as I'm concerned, no matter what the offense, if ya' can't do the time, ya' shouldn't have done the crime.....nearly all countries entry criteria differ, but the restrictions usually start out with felony convictions (as defined by either or both countries)....if " doing the time" includes being denied entry to another country, c'est la vie.......while I have a slight soft-spot for those who've paid the price where convicted, expecting the entire world to forgive and forget is a mighty tall order....repeat offenders are the rule---not the exception to it....last I heard, a first-conviction DUI kept you off Canadian streets for three years, and a first-conviction DWI, for five years........wish it had been the same here in the states, too----my wife & my kids' mom would probably still be with us....
Same idea for the metro-folks who will sit in the "I-whatever parking lots" in traffic for hours every day, yet complain on the busiest National holidays that the wait times at International Border POEs is intolerable! Yet they seem to be among the first to complain when some perp manages to illegally gain entry into their home country.....
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