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The US has blocked Canadian access to a library straddling the Canada-US border, drawing criticism from a Quebec town where people have long enjoyed easy entry to the space.

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is located between Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont. It was built deliberately to straddle the frontier between the two countries – a symbol of cooperation and friendship between Canada and the US.

The library’s entrance is on the Vermont side. Previously, Canadian visitors were able to enter using the sidewalk and entrance on the American side but were encouraged to bring documentation, according to the library’s website.

Inside, a line of electrical tape demarcates the international boundary. About 60% of the building, including the books, is located in Canada. Upstairs, in the opera house, the audience sits in the US while the performers are in Canada.

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[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Petty.

I have to admit, I've been waiting for reports like this.

Eager small-time executioners that want to go the extra mile for the big guy.

Trampling a small green shoot, on purpose.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

So bar us access to the Canadian side without a full border crossing procedures. Or pull a Israel and declare it a security buffer zone for Canada.

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Upstairs, in the opera house, the audience sits in the US while the performers are in Canada.

Would be really funny if the Canadian performers started performing original plays that mocked the current US administration.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 2 points 3 months ago

I'm sure there would be enough demand for that.

[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Love me a good clown show 😆

[–] couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago

Canadians should install a new door on their side 😂

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In 2018 a Quebec man named Alexis Vlachos pleaded guilty in a Vermont court to charges relating to a plot to use the library to smuggle backpacks full of handguns into Canada on at least two occasions. He was later sentenced to 51 months in a US prison.

That seems like an unnecessarily-complicated plot to smuggle a small quantity of handguns into Canada.

I mean, yeah, in theory a vehicle could be randomly searched by Canadian customs, but, then hypothetically, they could have looked into the odd guy at the library (which, apparently, they did).

searches YouTube

Here's a Canadian driving across the border into Canada:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjXIVYfwoXc

Guy drives up, answers a couple questions from Canadian customs, drives on.