The American ambassador says that the Canadians, who are facing search operations for devices, detention “not a pattern”

The American ambassador to Canada is regaining the advice of Ottawa’s travel, saying that his country is not looking for phones on the border and arguing some Americans traveling to Canada faced a difficult time.

“We welcome the Canadians for the coming and investment, to spend their Canadian dollars, which they gained hard in American companies,” the American ambassador, Beit Herchestra told Canadian press in an interview on Friday.

“If one of the Canadians has a disappointing experience in the United States, then I do not deny that, but I say it is isolated and not a pattern.”

In April, Ottawa updated its advice to the Canadians traveling to the United States to warn them of the possibility of being detained if they refused to enter.

“Expect the entry ports check, including electronic devices,” and also reads new instructions.

There were reports on the confrontation of the Canadians who face intense scrutiny on the border, where the phones were searched, and in some cases, they were detained.

Hoekstra insisted that concerns about the searches for devices are not actually based.

“Coming to the United States, this is a decision to take Canadians. Searching for devices and all of this is not a good fear. We do not. America is a welcome place.”

Americans have also been examined on the border: Hoekstra

He said that some Americans have expressed similar concerns about Canada.

“I heard this from the Americans coming to Canada as well,” he said.

When asked if these reports of American travelers involve arbitrary phone searches and prolonged detention, Hoekstra said that there are oppressive cases of Americans who complain to the embassy around the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).

He said, “We have said,” Well, this may have been an isolated event. Perhaps there was a Canadian border who was spending a bad day, and they thought he would take him, as you know, someone across the border. “

In a statement, CBSA said that its employees follow the code of the rules of behavior and the federal ethics law that requires them to treat everyone equally, and that the agency is investigating any complaints of ill -treatment.

“It is expected that employees will behave in a way that supports the values ​​of integrity, respect and professional efficiency at all times,” wrote spokeswoman Karen Martel.

“The treatment of people with respect, dignity and integrity is essential to the relationship of our border service officers with the public and a major part of this is to serve all travelers in an unconthemous way.”

Hoxra said that traveling to the United States is up to individuals.

“If you decide that you will not go down or anything else, this is your decision and misses a chance. There are great things that can be seen in America,” said Huxra.

He also referred to the case of the CNN journalist Cristian Amitanur, who recently said she was ready to visit the United States last month as if it were “going to North Korea” – with a “stove phone” who did not carry any personal information – only for a warm welcome experience.

“It seems like this,” (let’s) go beyond the speech and let us take a look at the real experiences that people are conducting here, “he said.

Airlines cut flights between Canada and the United States due to the decline in demand, and the travel group at the Canada Center reported a decrease of approximately 40 percent on flights between the two countries on an annual basis in February.

A survey in the early May conducted by the Leger Marketing for the Canadian Studies Association found that 52 percent of the respondents feel “no longer safe for all Canadians traveling to the United States”, as it does not correspond to 29 percent and 19 percent who say they are not sure. Almost the same percentage said that they feel that they are not welcome in the United States

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