Steve,
How's your boat? Did you have a good sailing season? I've been gone for
awhile.
Merlin.
"Steve" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 29 Nov 2003 18:02:44 GMT, Chuck Bollinger
wrote:

Lloyd Sumpter wrote:

On Fri, 28 Nov 2003 14:09:48 +0000, Wim wrote:


Earlier this year Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) introduced
the
Permanent Resident Card to increase border security, improve the
integrity of
the immigration process, and provide holders with secure proof of their
permanent residence status when re-entering Canada.



I'm a bit confused here.

Is this in addition to, or in place of, a passport? And does it only
refer to
"landed immigrants" or do citizens (like me) have to get one too?

Just one more reason NOT to go to the US. (although I guess we'll
need them
when going to Mexico later this winter...)

I usually don't mind complaints about the US and border stuff, figuring
that
most of the time the complaint is a fair cop (I-68 comes immediately to
mind).
But this card is Canada's invention, not ours. If I read it correctly,
you (the
landed immigrant) would need this card for returning from a trip to
Japan, UK,
Mexico... wherever. There is a similar message in another thread that
tends to
leave the same impression.

It's not polite to make this look like all of this is the US's fault. We
have
enough crap we're really guilty for - cut us some slack when we're
bystanders.


As a Canadian, pardon me if I don't beg forgiveness for my
countryman's mindless remarks against the US. I am not in the habit of
agreeing with someone who is wrong, simply because we happen to live
in the same country.

The Canadian Permanent Resident Card (PR Card) is NOT required for
Canadian Citizens. It is only required for permanent residents of
Canada who for one reason or another have yet to receive their
citizenship.

Lloyd seems to be one of those types who just can't wait to blame the
States for everything that upsets them. Which would be really funny if
it wasn't such a widely adopted mantra by the Loony Lefties up here.

So feel free to invite a Canadian Citizen down for a boat ride.

Steve