I grew up along the border of Canada and the U.S.

Back in the day, we’d just wave when we crossed, everyone all smiles and happiness. But after 9/11, George Bush sold our criminal computer database to Canada that listed the arrest record of every American.

When I started crossing as a tour director bringing people to the Canadian Maritimes, it became a nightmare. It was just totally barbaric and unpleasant. The border agents were consistently assholes, not letting certain people on our tours in for mistakes made thirty years before. I actually quit doing tours to Canada because of this.

The border is crazy strict right now and has been since 2001. You hear horrible stories about it and you can read them online. So, there’s just no way In hell they’re letting these truckers in without an order to do so from the top. No border agent is going to defy orders and just let them In either.

I don’t know how it’s happening, but it’s amazing, yes! I’m just totally wondering how this is playing out. Who gave the okay at the border?

And why?