The veteran travel writer turns his eye for detail on his northern neighbour and its people Paul Theroux’s arrival in Canada doesn’t go well. An immigration officer called Sweeney finds a small pocketknife in his car and fines him $500 for failing to declare a weapon. “I’m going to make you fam...

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/nov/06/true-north-by-paul-theroux-review-an-americans-view-of-canada)

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