US/Can entry and exit passport scanning plan
Don't get me wrong, this is not something I look forward to but, I thought all US and Canadian citizens would have their passports scanned entering and exiting the respective countries starting July 1...
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JaxDad wrote:moisheh wrote:
Canadian border agents do not share info with your Provincial Health people. There is no secret service watching to see how long you have been out of the country for insurance purposes ! Too much paranoia from Canadians.
Moisheh
Pull your head out of the sand, then read the sixth paragraph..
Toronto Star story on information sharing.
That article is very contradictory but troubling.
The following statement from the CBSA
The CBSA wouldn’t specify which departments would have access, but added the data wouldn’t be shared with the provinces.
seems to say no provincial sharing period. yet the articles quotes a Richard Kurland who sounds quite a fearmonger and feels the info will be shared with provincial authorities.
Time will tell and we the citizens will have little or no impact or control over what they do with our data.
