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CornField Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 08:04 AM
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In today's US, security trumps trade and common sense.
Edited on Fri Mar-17-06 08:04 AM by CornField
http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/columnists/story.html?id=91481f07-f1a0-43be-a2f9-b46f2f8bad82

This is an article out of Saskatoon lamenting the loss of tourism to their area due to new and upcoming passport requirements at the Canadian border. This particular sentence just struck a chord with me.

BTW, is it too late to get a passport without a chip in it?
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-17-06 09:20 AM
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1. I can't agree with that statement. Seems like trade trumped security
on the ports deal, the budget, and our relation-ships with the world.
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