[marc costanzo]

True and misleading !

Before 9//11 their was a Muslim planning to bomb LAX here in Los Angeles -

he crossed over from Vancouver to Washington State, and was then apprehended by our Customs Agents, not Canada's - -

they just let him pass thru . . .

[fanfan]

Before 9//11 their was a Muslim planning to bomb LAX here in Los Angeles -

he crossed over from Vancouver to Washington State, and was then apprehended by our Customs Agents, not Canada's - -

they just let him pass thru . . .

Duh, Canadian customs agents don't check people leaving their country. US customs don't check people leaving the US.

BTW, questionable FRiend, you meant there, not their.

[NorthOf45]

Do you go through US Customs when coming to Canada? </rhetorical>

[conservative in nyc]

Before 9//11 their was a Muslim planning to bomb LAX here in Los Angeles -

he crossed over from Vancouver to Washington State, and was then apprehended by our Customs Agents, not Canada's - -

they just let him pass thru . . .

Have you EVER been out of the country, particularly over our land border to Canada (or even Mexico)? You do NOT have to go through ANY Canadian checkpoint to leave Canada. You do NOT have to go through ANY U.S. checkpoint to leave the United States (you may have to pay toll to go to or from Canada or Mexico, over some bridge crossings - but it's just a toll booth - there aren't any customs inspectors there).

Ignorance is bliss, I guess.

[soccermom]

"they just let him pass thru (sic) . . ." I've crossed the border at that checkpoint many times. You talk about it as if people have to go through both a Canadian checkpoint and and American one. That isn't how it works. Going into Canada, you're checked by Canadian authorities. Going out and back into the U.S., you're checked by American ones. It isn't fair to suggest the Canadians "just let him pass thru (sic)".

[BaBaStooey]

Border authorities in the country you are leaving do not stop to check you. In Michigan, since you have to drive over a bridge to go to Canada, all the US border authorities do is take your toll money. Once you enter Canada, their border guards check you.

Coming back to the USA, the Canadian border authorities once again only take your toll, and the US border guards check you.

The person who was stopped in Washington State did not need to be checked by the Canadian guards because he was leaving Canada, not entering it.