Originally Posted by
axolotl
One thing I learned afterwards from various websites is that there are a huge number of horror stories far worse than mine, from both Canadians and Americans who are attempting to enter their neighboring country and are treated atrociously. These border agents have a lot of power, but have minimal oversight.
When we crossed into AB at Chief Mountain back in ‘99 during ACA’s Northern Tier tour we stopped to regroup to make sure everyone was admitted. While we were waiting we saw two young people exit the building with an agent pushing a gurney with a bunch of personal possessions on it. The two started loading up their car. The agent had gone back inside the building, but we could see her pressed against the wall peering through the glass at the two. When they got into the car they turned around and headed back to the US side, apparently having been denied admission. Can only imagine what had went on inside the building.