Chicago DUI lawyer says you can't see the 2016 Olympics in Chicago, but if you have a DUI you can't go to the 2010 Olympics in Canada either

This Chicago DUI lawyer has posted here about the impact of DUI's on immigration status. She also posted here about an old DUI keeping a husband and wife on separate sides of the Canadian/U.S. Border. Now comes news that Canada will enforce its laws barring non-Canadians entry for a DUI.

From Twitter:

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@chicagoduilaw was just reading ppl will be denied entry to Canada if convicted of a dui w/in 10yrs,even if it was red. to a lesser chargeabout 23 hours ago from web in reply to chicagoduilaw

December 30, Vancouver, Canada

Americans wanting to get into Canada to attend Olympic events may be told to turn around and go home if they’ve been convicted — or even charged — with drunk driving.

In Canada, drunk driving is considered a criminal offence, though in the United States, it’s often considered a only a misdemeanour.

But Phillip Chicola, the U.S. consul general in Vancouver, says Americans shouldn’t bother complaining to their government about it.

Chicola says it’s Canada’s laws and there’s nothing his office can do to help.

Did you notice this is just another way to be punished with the Scarlet Letter for a DUI arrest?