🇨🇦 CBSA president says she doesn't think it's now harder to cross Canada-U.S. border

Record device searches, but apparently nothing to see here. That is the level of unserious spin coming from the president of the CBSA, who says she does not think crossing the Canada-U.S. border is harder than before, even as the available data shows U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year, as reported.

This is how managerial Canada talks when reality gets awkward: redefine the problem, smooth over the friction, and hope the public accepts bureaucratic vibes over hard evidence. If travelers are facing more invasive scrutiny, then the border is objectively more burdensome, no matter how many polished officials insist otherwise. Ottawa’s governing class loves preaching rules, security, and cross-border integration, right up until ordinary Canadians notice the cost in lost privacy and diminished sovereignty. Then suddenly the people in charge discover ambiguity. Same old Trudeau-era instinct: protect the narrative first, admit the fallout never.

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