"At 1:45 [PT] I get to the border, and I'm three cars behind the checkpoint, and the ban is signed." But Kashani made it across, phoning from San Francisco late Saturday night to recount the two days he'd spent on the road. He wrote that he had heard from more than 10 Canadian technology CEOs so far who expressed interest in hiring those who had been turned away in the U.S. Info: https://t.co/PYmSbJVrYV — @CanadaKazMeanwhile, the Canadian startup news site BetaKit, spent much of the day and night bringing hundreds of founders and executives together to formulate a joint response. Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke was among those who signed an open letter published Sunday denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration.

Source: CBC News January 29, 2017 20:49 UTC