Because now you're required to list all of your handles on any social media you had in the last 5 years and any email you used in the last 10.
This applies even for visa waiver countries as of 2026.
This makes me nervous because I have been critical of the US on some topics regarding the news or geopolitics (e.g. the recent events in Venezuela).
But even admitting the us is a sane country protecting the right to speech, there are 0 chances I remember all my emails (I don't even remember all the clients I worked with but gave me an email) or reddit/forum accounts.
The Canadian ones have to deal with Americans that don't realize the second amendment doesn't excuse forgetting there are firearms in your vehicle
That's why the American side presumably has "Don't forget about your guns" signs, while I can vouch for the Canadian side having "Don't forget pot isn't legal down there" signs.
The former is much more dangerous to officers than the latter, and justifies a more aggressive response IMO
But yeah the prices are crazy.