Canada's Us Travel Boycott Is Backfiring in the Most Unexpected Way at Us Border

So, by "backfire" they mean the US has made it easier for Canadians to boycott travel to the US? Just goes to show how petty and short-sighted this administration is.

This article smells of AI slop

IMO, this article is written weirdly, so have the main quote:

    During an interview with CTV News, Canadian immigration law specialist Warren Creates said:
    
    “The adjudication at the border is a lot more thorough, a lot more detailed, and perhaps at times a lot more hostile. It’s (...) because there are fewer travelers. Which means these same officers have more time to spend on each examination, that is to say, each person presenting in front of them.”

Personally, I don't know if that's the case: If CBP are told to be more thorough, then I'd expect them to be more thorough, regardless of how that affects the number of vehicles processed per unit time.

From my experience as a Canadian who has travelled to both the US and within Canada recently, I find that two of the bold statements made in this article are simply not true:

Firstly: "Many Reddit users in Canada have been claiming they can no longer afford domestic travel. This has created a paradoxical situation in which flying to Europe can be cheaper than traveling to a different Canadian province."

This is simply not true - flights in Canada this year are a bit cheaper than I've seen them in a while. I actually scored a last-minute flight to Calgary from Toronto for $94 in August (return trip was double - also a last minute deal).

Secondly: "Still, the more detailed border controls are only one of the ways Canadians are also experiencing the consequences of the travel boycott."

I have yet to experience a delay at the border that is any longer than what I would have expected on average over the last 2 decades.

If western Canada joins the States, interstate travel would be easy ;)

I don't believe Canadians are boycotting the United (Mexican) States - Mexico and Canada, both being nations in America, have a pretty solid relationship. Perhaps the Unnamed States (also in America, just with no distinguishing name to call their own - sad) are jealous of other Americans' countries having their own distinct identities and names: Mexico (ie. the United Mexican States) is a cool name, so is Canada, while [states, but not the Mexican states, in America, but not the other two countries in America] just feels hollow.

How is this backfiring? I don't feel it's the CBP retaliating, but just staying busy as Canadian tourism plummets

You keep on using that word 'backfire'. I do not think it means what you think it means. Also:

> The other is linked to the Trump Administration's decision requiring CBP officers to be more rigid in their controls.

I think this is a more likely explanation.