The group, which had planned the trip months ago and included a pregnant woman, said they patiently waited in the bus as other vehicles passed by. Some of the shoppers snapped photos of empty lanes at the crossing.
After waiting five hours, Deason said she left the bus to ask a Canadian border guard about the delay. Deason said she was shocked by the response from the guard.
"He expressed very loudly, 'It'll take hours and hours and hours. Thank you for contributing to the U.S. economy, but I hope you got a good deal.'"
Some of the shoppers said they felt threatened.
"We weren't doing anything wrong. We have a fair trade agreement," said Deason.
"I felt targeted, in a way," said Canadian shopper Jessica Gorr.
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http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2007/11/05/bus-shoppers.html
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HAHA Is It Worth It?
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They should not wait. Submit the obvious photos and publish the rest, widely. Get the lawyers and writers, and strike deep! These are our rights...and its up to those who suffer oppression to challenge it like our forfathers did or we all loose over and over again.
If it means collaring the thugs who did this then is not only worth it, its neccessay.
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Ottawa
The teacher however, should know better. "We weren't doing anything wrong. We have a fair trade agreement," said Deason! The agreement was never to give shoppers unlimited access to American goods without paying the tax's. Everything bought was to be declared. If the officer suspects that not all is declared, she or he has the right to detain and search the vehicle. With thousands of Canadians returning from shopping sprees, there is good reason the lineup is long. As a teacher, Deason is not showing much maturity.
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