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Written by Jesse W Kline
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 The Peace Arch crossing between Washington and B.C.New rules came into effect Monday requiring anyone crossing the Canada-U.S. border to have a valid passport:
Both countries used to boast about sharing "the longest, undefended border in the world." It's still largely unsecured (if the electronic listening posts, night-vision security cameras and unmanned drones flying surveillance missions are not counted). But an import changeover took place yesterday: Canada became just another country to the Americans, Canadians just another group of pesky foreigners. The special treatment we afforded one for the other is gone.
Surprisingly, former U.S. President George W. Bush had no idea the new regulations were put into place. "I'll be frank with you Frank, I don't know about the passport issue," said Bush at a recent appearance in Toronto. "I thought we were making good progress on using a driver's licence to cross the border. What happened to the E-Z card?" In fact, neither of the last two occupants of the White House were aware of the changes:
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 02 June 2009 20:47 |
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