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If only I could grin down a bar like Davey Crockett.

I would go to Canada many times a year....can look out my back door across Lk.St. Clair and see Ontario....would take the boat in the summer and drive during the winter go to Northern Ontario to fish and hunt....I haven't set a foot or floated my boat in Canadian waters and will not since 2001....

And what happened to you in 2001? Was that the year that American-trained terrorists flew planes into the Trade Center? The terrorists who lived and trained in the US? The same terrorists who had no ties to Canada whatsoever? Perhaps it is Canadians who should be outraged, because the US allowed the act, which also killed Canadian citizens, to occur.
Ultimately, of course, it was the fault of the terrorists and such display of outrage, directed at a country which was in no way involved, is simply posing. GD

To my knowledge, Canadians also housed a lot of US citizens stuck in airports due to 911, until things got moving again.

The details on some of reasoning for the vitriol seem rather lacking. I won’t go to this side or that side of the border for some perceived infraction about the other side seems rather silly to me. Neither of our elected governments seem particularly competent yet there is finger pointing.

Having traveled north dozens of times, the people of Canada are some of the nicest I have met. Don’t look poorly upon any country due to its leaders/rulers. Most people are friendly, want to work and want their kids to have a better life than they do. That stands true for everyplace I have been.

Hopefully this fall I can find a charter in Halifax to pull something out of the sea or a river.

+1. all my dealings with Canadians have been very pleasant.

I plan on going as soon as the crops in.

Generalizations are not precise enough for application to the whole population, but that does not mean there can not be a grain of truth in them.

I used to travel a lot for work; been to Canada, Mexico, and to almost all the states. I like to think there are good people everywhere, but I also agree with the OP. I will never willing cross any border ever again. I have caught hell from border agents all over. "Random Selection" my butt. Every time I went to Canada they shook me and the vehicle down, one really bad lady apparently traced my record back to inception and cussed me for every aspect since. There may be good people up there, but I did not meet them.

You can't know what you are going to encounter at either border.

... I'm a dual USA/CDN citizen ... CBP/CBSA can't deny me entry into either country though they can detain & lock me up for cause (smuggling, impaired driving, etc) ... I carry both USA & CDN passports when travelling ... I've been checked more going from the USA to Canada than the reverse

You aren't unless you were Canadian first.

I find it odd, if you don't want to come to Canada then just fill our boots. We won't miss you.

I live in NH, and travel to Canada quite a bit. I'm going again in July, to a folk music festival in Nova Scotia. I've never had a negative experience, and have found people about the same as any where else. IF you'r freindly they respond the same way. My grandmother's family was frome P.E.I, and there are still family members there. This is one Yank, who will never have a bad word for Canada, or her people!

Jim—I’m dual—born in the USA and have the passports to prove it—however on the American side of the border a lot of the agents are ex-military. They don’t like to hear that dual citizenship spiel.
I cannot be denied entry to either country—but that applies to my person—not to my car, truck or even my horse.
My American passport expired but they will accept my DD-214 and let me in.

Always had a good experience visiting Canada. Plus they have Maltesers!

It’s pretty simple … when crossing from Canada to USA don’t bring your “weed” with you … when crossing from USA to Canada don’t bring your guns with you … that will keep you out of most jackpots

I don't have an issue with Canada or Canadians. I feel sorry for them because they live under the rule of a tyrannical, communist government but realize we aren't far behind. Mexico is another matter. If I were king I'd invade that shyt hole, exterminate the cartels and the entirety of their crooked Government and tell the remainder to straighten up their act, stay on their own side of the border and don't make me come back or things will get fuggin ugly.

Hey CS, good to see you posting up here, been awhile.

I've worked in Canada, been traveling up there since I was in college. I've crossed the border from east to west, and I bet I've crossed at well over 50 to 60 % of all of them...

I find it all depends on how you handle yourself, whether crossing into Canada, or passing back over to the USA. I've hardly ever had a problem, in either direction...

care about Canada as much as I do my own country. I see no reason to disrespect anything in Canada, or see no reason for them to be disrespectful to anyone here. you can come across bad people or good people on either side of the border.

I lived in Europe for 3 years in my youth. I took that as being a guest in someone's home or country. I've been embarrassed to be an American in other countries on how I've seen Americans act toward the locals in their own countries.
Saw the same in Mexico, the one trip I went down there to Acapulco. Most Americans were A Holes to the Mexicans.. but then again, the Europeans and Canadians were no better, sadly.

People in Mexico kept asking me where I was from, they weren't use to Americans evidently being nice and respectful to them. does that make me something special? NOT REALLY.

I've found out long ago in my youth... when you are visiting in someone else's nation, they will tend to mirror your attitude toward them. You come across respectful and friendly, they will mirror it... no difference than traveling in our own country.
Its not rocket science...

I've been all over New England, and eastern Canada during the fall change of colors... my favorite tho, is Quebec.
I like the rolling terrain, which is more panoramic than New England, Northern NY etc. New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia are still spectacular... so is Newfie-land and Labrador.