"Exceptional" Cases
With the Canadian dollar at a new high against the U.S. greenback, and our border having become somewhat less amenable to easy pass-through, tourism in Canada has suffered a set-back. Far fewer Americans are targeting Canada for visits. Where once the U.S. dollar went a lot further, the reverse is now true with the Canadian Loonie trumping the greenback. And while Canadians go out of their way to renew their passports for entry into the U.S., Americans aren't quite so keen to show that kind of legal assurance that they are who they claim to be.
Canadian tourism officials are sounding the alarm. They feel that Canada Border Services Agents are taking the laws of Canada too seriously. A convicted felon cannot lawfully enter Canada as a visitor. When a background check is done and someone attempting to pass through into Canada from the United States is found to have a legal lien on their lawful acceptability, entry is denied.
Canadian border agents, according to critics, are guilty of a "lack of courtesy". That goes down kind of hard, when considering the gruffness and rude behaviour so often encountered by Canadians passing through the border for trips to the United States. But where tourist dollars are concerned within Canada, it seems Canadian authorities should be stepping on eggshells lest they mash that golden egg of tourist dollars coming into the country.
Particularly through fishing and hunting expeditions.
Canada treats DUI convictions in a more stern manner than does the United States, evidently. Options, however, are being considered, including a reduction in the time allowable between the conviction and the time passed when no further unlawful acts have been registered in the name of the potential tourist.
It's a matter of alarm and concern evidently, to the tourism industry, that Canada has fallen from seventh place which it held in 2002 to 15th place in tourism popularity, in 2010. The industry would never presume to criticize Canadian law for not permitting entry to Americans charged with crimes. But, they declare, "there's a healthy balance that needs to be applied".
And there'll be hell to pay should the incidences of American visitors to Canada who just happen to be afflicted with the urge to drive under the influence cause noticeable mayhem on the roads.
Canadian tourism officials are sounding the alarm. They feel that Canada Border Services Agents are taking the laws of Canada too seriously. A convicted felon cannot lawfully enter Canada as a visitor. When a background check is done and someone attempting to pass through into Canada from the United States is found to have a legal lien on their lawful acceptability, entry is denied.
Canadian border agents, according to critics, are guilty of a "lack of courtesy". That goes down kind of hard, when considering the gruffness and rude behaviour so often encountered by Canadians passing through the border for trips to the United States. But where tourist dollars are concerned within Canada, it seems Canadian authorities should be stepping on eggshells lest they mash that golden egg of tourist dollars coming into the country.
Particularly through fishing and hunting expeditions.
Canada treats DUI convictions in a more stern manner than does the United States, evidently. Options, however, are being considered, including a reduction in the time allowable between the conviction and the time passed when no further unlawful acts have been registered in the name of the potential tourist.
It's a matter of alarm and concern evidently, to the tourism industry, that Canada has fallen from seventh place which it held in 2002 to 15th place in tourism popularity, in 2010. The industry would never presume to criticize Canadian law for not permitting entry to Americans charged with crimes. But, they declare, "there's a healthy balance that needs to be applied".
And there'll be hell to pay should the incidences of American visitors to Canada who just happen to be afflicted with the urge to drive under the influence cause noticeable mayhem on the roads.
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