Border Crossing

October 10, 2006 12:40 PM

How do you find out for certain exactly what information appears when Canadian border guards run your information through their system? A friend of mine didn't mention a minor incident that was supposed to go off his record from when he was a kid in the 70s. It appeared in their database, and they weren't too happy that he didn't mention it. He granted entry after being roughed-up verbally and doesn't want to go through the same ordeal every time. Since there is no reason to volunteer information that's not supposed to be in the system, how does one know what they are SUPPOSED to say?
posted by augustweed (12 comments total)

you posted this in the wrong section.
posted by delmoi at 12:41 PM on October 10, 2006

I don't know... perhaps you should Ask MetaFilter!
posted by hermitosis at 12:42 PM on October 10, 2006

I totally spaced out what page I was on and DID mean to post the question on AskMeFi. Someone at admin please remove this and let the question I posted in AskMefi to remain. Sorry about the screw-up.
posted by augustweed at 12:49 PM on October 10, 2006

Wave a Canadian flag and move on.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 12:49 PM on October 10, 2006

12 cc's of nanotech, stat!
posted by CynicalKnight at 12:55 PM on October 10, 2006

*inserts hundreds of gifs*
posted by loquacious at 12:56 PM on October 10, 2006

josiah shrugged
posted by Dreamghost at 12:59 PM on October 10, 2006

More like octoberweed, right folks?

I'll be here all week!
posted by The Monkey at 1:14 PM on October 10, 2006

I was here.
posted by Mach5 at 1:15 PM on October 10, 2006

i still haven't figured out how to post without a link at the beginning. huh.
posted by mrgrimm at 1:24 PM on October 10, 2006

Mathowie goes for a 5 minute nap, and look what happens...
posted by Acey at 1:35 PM on October 10, 2006

I vote this thread stays, out of sheer cool.
posted by p3on at 1:36 PM on October 10, 2006