that's good until 2005. Funny, because evidently our government wasn't pulling for him to get another term, or they'd have said 2009!
And if the info I'm working on is correct -- it's not that ministerial thing mentioned earlier, because of the expiry date! I guess they still don't trust him!
More on the subject:
"George W. Bush, President of the USA legally could not cross the border into Canada due to his DUI conviction until he was granted a special dispensation from the Canadian Government which allowed him to visit. Fortunately, the Candian Governement processed the documentation allowing Mr. Bush unlimited access to Canada until 2005."
http://gocanada.about.com/cs/bordercrossing/a/what_stops_you.htmOtherwise, this would be the procedure -- and I somehow doubt that Colin Powell would write that character reference for him, hmm?
“He is going to have to go through what’s called the rehabilitation process. The rehab takes a while and it would be somewhat demeaning for a president of the United States. He would have to go through a series of steps, including getting letters from friends saying he has cleaned up his act. If he wanted to come to Canada before completing the lengthy rehab process, he would need the permission of a senior immigration official,” immigration lawyer Colin R. Singer tells ABCNEWS."
"According to a “rehab check list” compiled by the Canadian law firm of Larson, Bryson & Boulton, the Canadian government considers several factors when determining whether a person wanting entry to Canada has truly rehabilitated themselves from their criminal offense and deserves entry, including: acceptance of responsibility for the offense; evidence of remorse; evidence of a change in lifestyle; and, evidence of stability in employment and family life."
http://www.drunkdrivingdefense.com/consequences/bush-dui.htmI don't think he meets most of the requirements on that checklist!