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Jacson6

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3. 45 Years ago I was detained by Canada at the Windsor Tunnel.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Mar 21, 2025, 09:54 AM

Mar 21

I was 14 so I couldn't enter Canada without a parent. They called my Mom and she had to drive 30 miles to pick me up. But they were nice to me and fed me a roast beef sandwich, chips and a soda. (I skipped school so I was in more trouble that day then the Canadians taking me into custody when I arrived home.)

Sadly, I don't think our customs people are capable of being empathetic to people they detain,

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Kirk is great Easterncedar Mar 21 #1

Our reputation will never recover from this. Scrivener7 Mar 21 #2

45 Years ago I was detained by Canada at the Windsor Tunnel. Jacson6 Mar 21 #3

My kids and I had never been to Canada and we were on our way AllyCat Mar 21 #8

Ask my wife what they did to her. AZLD4Candidate Mar 21 #9

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They should not come here. None of them. This is not AllyCat Mar 21 #7

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