Canadians fed up with ‘unwanted’ American border crossers who think the pandemic is a ‘farce’: report

Authored by rawstory.com and submitted by petitveritas

Canadians are getting tired of seeing citizens from the disease-ridden United States illegally cross into their country.

In a dispatch for the New York Times, reporter Karen Schwartz, who has dual American and Canadian citizenship, describes how many Canadians are rushing to report “unwanted” American citizens they see sneaking into the Great White North to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

In fact, one of Schwartz’s acquaintances warned her recently that “the Canadians are actually doing damage to vehicles with United States plates on them” — and British Columbian Premier John Horgan recently had to chide his citizens to “be kind” to cars with American license plates after seeing multiple reports of harassment and intimidation against their drivers.

Trevor Long, the general manager at the Rimrock Resort Hotel in Banff, tells Schwartz that he’s had problems recently dealing with one man from Alaska who keeps sneaking into the country and demanding that he be allowed to make an appointment at his spa.

“He was a little bit irritated that we said, ‘No, you’re not allowed to have your spa appointment,'” said Long, who added that the Alaskan man told him that “this whole pandemic was a farce.”

chezpuf on August 7th, 2020 at 18:40 UTC »

My parents just moved back to Canada and started their quarantine yesterday. They were told the maximum fine for breaking quarantine was $1,000,000. Why aren't these people being fined/banned?

Speedy_Cheese on August 7th, 2020 at 17:53 UTC »

I recently made a post about this happening in my own city.

US military personnel who were supposed to self isolate for 14 days broke their quarantine and violated the Canadian Federal Quarantine Act which states that ANY out of province travelers must self isolate for 14 days. An investigation by our Minister of Health is currently underway. They first went to a restaurant and then proceeded to bar hop while they were supposed to be quarantining.

We have not had an active case in our province in ten days, and I hope this isn't what changes that. I have nothing against Americans and I know many of you do not deserve the bad rep that individuals like these create for you -- some of you are working damn hard to protect others and yourselves, and you are acting responsibly during this quarantine. To the Americans who are doing that, I salute you, I care about you, and I am deeply worried for you considering that you have to share space with so many more of these inconsiderate people.

But my God, for those of you who think you are "above" quarantine laws, clean up your own backyard before you come in here trying to wreck ours. We've worked too hard collectively as a province with our health and safety measures over the past few months to have that all undone by the actions of a few inconsiderate visitors.

If you are in someone else's country while your country is currently the epicenter of a pandemic, follow the protocol and laws in place and just follow the damn quarantine rules. Don't go out to a restaurant and then proceed to go bar hopping like these guys did. I'm not willing to lose mine or anyone else's parents or grandparents for your selfish carelessness.

Edit: Thank you all for your immense kindness and perspectives to consider. I have gotten hundreds of messages from Americans who are frustrated, apologetic, scared and worried about their future. I've read them all. In a time you direly need unity, your government's mismanagement of this crisis has divided you, hurt you, humiliated you and taken some of your loved ones.

But know that sometimes governments fail and when that happens, people need each other to come together. I was in Nepal when flash flooding took out streets, buildings and lives. When the government was not quick to act, the people got their hands dirty and came together to rebuild their own communities together. You have a different kind of rebuilding to do, but that heart and will is the same and it's there.

I can tell you from what I read, there are so many good among you who have plenty to offer. Please vote in November, and I genuinely hope that you get your country back. Thank you for your love and kindness. Stay healthy and safe neighbours. <3

anhyzerguy on August 7th, 2020 at 17:04 UTC »

I propose a nationwide moat filled with moose and grizzly bears and canada geeese, with lots of beavers so there's enough water to support blackflies and mosquitoes.