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The Evan Bray Show - Laurie Trautman - November 18th, 2025

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Canadian snowbirds heading south of the border for the winter are reporting they are having no problems crossing the border into the U.S., so Evan catches up with Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, to fact-check what measures Canadians traveling into the U.S. might expect at the border.
18 Nov 2025 10AM English Canada News Commentary

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