PSA: Driving to Canada ? Have a DUI in your record somwehere ? Soorrry. You're not coming in.

[Speedy]

freeradical wrote:
[quote=bobinmurphy]
(I suspect the current Administration has in some way pissed off the Canadian Government.)

Probably true.
Probably untrue.

[freeradical]

Speedy wrote:
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=bobinmurphy]
(I suspect the current Administration has in some way pissed off the Canadian Government.)

Probably true.
Probably untrue.
Probably untrue.

[Speedy]

freeradical wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=bobinmurphy]
(I suspect the current Administration has in some way pissed off the Canadian Government.)

Probably true.
Probably untrue.
Probably untrue.
Probably true.

[gabester]

Speedy wrote:
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=Speedy]
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=bobinmurphy]
(I suspect the current Administration has in some way pissed off the Canadian Government.)

Probably true.
Probably untrue.
Probably untrue.
Probably true.
I'd suspect it was a previous administration...

Speedy wrote:
BTW, I really hate the name Homeland. Fatherland would have been more appropriate.

Yes. I would like to see a survey of people's preference on this. Also another survey of who could tell the difference. I.e. Ask a bunch of people, "Do you support the Department of Fatherland Security's actions to guard our borders?" and another bunch "Do you support the Department of Homeland Security's actions to guard our borders?" and see how many people notice...
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[N-OS X-tasy!]

Speedy wrote:
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=Speedy]
[quote=freeradical]
[quote=bobinmurphy]
(I suspect the current Administration has in some way pissed off the Canadian Government.)

Probably true.
Probably untrue.
Probably untrue.
Probably true.
Let's call it a wash.

[$tevie]

You all really should learn how to use The Google:

Going to Canada? Check your past / Tourists with minor criminal records turned back at border
C.W. Nevius
Published 4:00 am, Friday, February 23, 2007

While Canada officially has barred travelers convicted of criminal offenses for years, attorneys say post-9/11 information-gathering, combined with a sweeping agreement between Canada and the United States to share data, has resulted in a spike in phone calls from concerned travelers.
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A prior record has always made it difficult to cross the border. What you probably didn't know was that, as the Canadian Consulate's Web site says, "Driving while under the influence of alcohol is regarded as an extremely serious offense in Canada."
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So it isn't as if rules have stiffened. But what has changed is the way the information is gathered. In the wake of 9/11, Canada and the United States formed a partnership that has dramatically increased what Lesperance calls "the data mining" system at the border.

The Smart Border Action Plan, as it is known, combines Canadian intelligence with extensive U.S. Homeland Security information. The partnership began in 2002, but it wasn't until recently that the system was refined.

http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Go...php#page-1

[$tevie]

cbelt3 wrote: His (second) DUI from five years ago was expunged from his record after completing court required classes, AA, etc... He's been clean ever since (nice guy). The first DUI (from 20 years ago) was also expunged. As far as Ohio's concerned, he's never had a DUI.

So it was two DUIs. Hence his problem if my first link was correct.