Author Topic: On Canadian Values  (Read 9857 times)

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Offline kimmy

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Re: On Canadian Values
« on: March 08, 2017, 02:34:58 am »
I assume that nobody objects to the questions themselves, and are laughing because the answers are patently obvious.

For the sake of argument, I'd suggest that this might be why Ms Leitch thinks its important that these issues be discussed in person with a human agent, as opposed to answered in a multiple choice questionaire.

Once upon a time I traveled to the US, and while having a routine Q&A with the customs lady, I noticed while looking in my purse for my ID that my bank card was missing. The customs agent immediately picked up on my sudden anxiety and the change in the tone of the interview was noticeable. She immediately took a much more aggressive tone and began to press me for details on everything I said. I felt defensive and somewhat flustered for the remainder of the interview and only later even figured out why she had become aggressive in her questioning.

I mention my own experience by way of pointing out that it's a lot harder to lie to a human than it is to lie to a multiple choice questionaire. A human can read your expressions as you talk. A human can ask follow-up questions. I mean, everybody knows the right and wrong things to say to a border agent too, yet a surprising number of people screw up.

Is it bad that she wants people to talk to a trained interviewer before coming into the country?

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