Blocked at the U.S. border, a Canadian orchardist fears he’s been branded a terrorist - News Summed Up

Blocked at the U.S. border, a Canadian orchardist fears he’s been branded a terrorist


ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWIt was happening again; February wasn’t the first time Soltys experienced trouble at the border. Soltys, a soft-spoken orchardist who works cultivating fruit trees, fears he’s somehow become a threat in the eyes of Canada and the United States, ensnared by an interwoven network of security databases. A clue brings more questionsOn Jan. 11, 2017, after visiting the same friends in Florida, Soltys and his family were stopped at the Buffalo-Fort Eerie Peace Bridge border crossing by the Canada Border Services Agency. RCMP and Canadian spy agency CSIS scour social-media profiles and attend protest gatherings undercover, Monaghan said. In its statement, the CBSA did not respond to a question asking how a Canadian might have their name scrubbed from TUSCAN.


Source: thestar June 13, 2019 10:02 UTC



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