[mlindner]

My own brother had a Canadian border agent screaming and shouting at him when he went on a business trip to Canada from the US. Screaming at him about why couldn't a Canadian do his job instead of having to fly in an American.

Canada is no better, if anything they're worse in this regard.

[Anamon]

One anecdote doesn't support that conclusion. Talk to anyone who travelled to Canada and the U.S. frequently, about how the two compare. I used to work in academia, and know many people who travelled to both places every year for the past 20. Of course there are exceptions on both sides, but the default is overwhelmingly: Canadian border is friendly and welcoming, U.S. border is hostile and depressing.