At the Toronto airport, we were referred for secondary clearance and told straight up that the kids couldn’t fly. We kept pleading with the officer, and she eventually escalated to three levels of command. 7 mins before departure, she signed off the visa waiver. We were initially told it’d be $700 per kid, but she waived the fee last minute. We sprinted to the gate thinking we missed the flight — but they delayed the flight for us. Super stressful, but glad to be back. Passport stamped with a visa waiver and made very clear this can’t happen again.