Why do they do shit like this, do they think they have a chance at winning? Did they learn nothing from watching the last US election? Would they rather poilievre be in power?

Things in Canada tend to cost more in Canadian dollars than they do in the states, roughly in proportion to the USD to CAD exchange rate.

You’re forgetting about the exchange rate. It’s more like 220kish USD vs 170Kish USD

She didn’t have a valid visa, she was trying to get it renewed.

In the article she explains her lawyer was in San Diego.

That’s not what the article says. She had a valid visa, but was denied entry and the visa revoked because they thought it was “shady” that the visa had been approved after an initial denial. Later, after getting a new job in the states, she flew to Mexico to go to the San Diego immigration office to re-apply since that’s where she had applied before.

Pretty sure they get thrown in jail now smuggling eggs or not