I agree with Nick. The only time I've been hassled (and I have, worse than
when I went to Romania), was when I happened to reply that yes, I was being
paid to speak. Canada seems to be ultra-sensitive to American
carpet-bagging. Not that I can blame them, but frankly I think Canada has
sent more talent our way than otherwise. Do I really need to name them all?
You people just need to stop being so cool. Okay?
Roy


On 1/25/10 1/25/10 € 8:25 PM, "Nick Ruest" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I cross quite a few times a year at Sarnia and Windsor to go back home to the
> US to visit. I have a work permit, so that makes things easier. But, just
> don't mention work. Just say, I'm here to visit friends for a couple days in
> Kingston, Montreal, Toronto.
> 
> -nruest
> 
> On Jan 25, 2010, at 9:31 PM, Walter Lewis wrote:
> 
>> On 25 Jan 10, at 11:23 AM, MJ Suhonos wrote:
>> 
>>> Might only be an issue crossing at the Detroit-Windsor border, though.  Not
>>> sure how broadly his opinion may have spread beyond the state.
>> 
>> I think the key to the troubles at Windsor can be linked either to
>> a) Art Rhyno confessing at the border crossing he was going to be paid for
>> going to a library conference (some XML thing), or
>> b) an American (name slips my mind) who ran into issues coming to Access when
>> it was held in Windsor.
>> 
>> In short, it isn't a general US/Canadian border problem.  The evidence would
>> suggest it is directly related the the University of Windsor's Leddy Library
>> being too close to the bridge over the Detroit River.
>> 
>> Walter
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