Canada Traveller

Feb 05, 2007 - Linknet Travel News >>>

4 Canadian Premiers will urge US officials to give Canadians a break - Still smarting from new US regulations requiring passports to enter the US, the premiers of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Manitoba are traveling to Washington to put their case to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

They want to urge U.S. officials to be realistic about border crossings by Americans and Canadians and not do anything that might harm trade between the two countries.

One proposal on the table is contained in draft legislation that may be introduced to the Congress later this week. It would force officials to give adequate consideration to allowing both Canadians and Americans to use driver's licences instead of passports for id at the border. It would also exempt anyone under 17 from the passport requirement. The draft legislation proposes a pilot project using licences. It also asks for a full review of the passport rules in light of early experience of implementation of the new rules.