Knife regulations - Travel Canada

[nick949]

I'm assuming that Mishi was not the girlfriend's name?

Correct, although she got more than her fair share of cuddling 

[KiwiKev]

Funny how many people have so much difficulty with that.
“When in Rome do as the Romans”

Or “When in More do as the Morons do” more commonly. [emoji45]

[danedg]

Picture this: a young, scruffy bearded, black t-shirt and jeans wearing, long haired driver, a 69 Chev Chevelle which had clearly never been washed in it's life, and 100lb German Shepherd, heading across the border at Sault Ste. Marie on our way to visit my girlfriend in London, Ontario by cutting through the States via I75 Flint and Port Huron Michigan.

No knives in transit, but to nobody's great surprise I was pulled over for a vehicle search. The dog and I were told to 'stand over there' while a couple of US border guys went through the car. After a quick search of the front seats (finding little but old coffee cups and burger wrappers) one of the guys tackled the rear seat.

Now, at this point I should explain that Mishi spent quite a lot of time in the car. Even through mid winter, she would often wait in the car while I was in the gym or socializing, amusing herself by chewing on a bone or just curled to stay warm.  Sometimes I may have left her a little too long - on one occasion she must have been snacking on something foul, as dogs do, and I had to peel frozen diarrhea off the vinyl.

The border officer checked the floor behind the front seats then slid his hand down the back of the rear bench. I had a hard time controlling my impulse to laugh. The look on his face as he quickly withdrew his hand was priceless. I've no idea what Mishi had hidden down there, but it was obviously slimy and foul. 

The search was over - I was on my way.

Nick

What a GOOD doggy!

[Toecutter]

Knife laws in Canada are pretty simple... stay away from knives *designed* as weapons, and stick to knives that can plausibly be seen as "tools".

However, the second you use that tool as a weapon, it becomes a weapon in the eyes of the law.

Carrying a knife to be used for cutting rope, skinning game, opening boxes... not a problem at all. But if you wanna carry a mall ninja knife on your belt... well... expect attention.