Don White wrote:
wrote:
Don White wrote:


On cue, our manufacturing and tourism people are now crying and moaning
about the strength of our dollar. They say sales will start to drop off
as our goods become more expensive. Tourism is down as many Americans
find that Canada isn't the cheap deal it once was. Then we have Bush's
new law requiring a passport or expensive identity card for US citizens
to get back into their own country. Land of the Free indeed!


The law doesn't specifically require a passport. The standard is that
you must be "able to prove to the satisfaction of the Customs examiner"
that you are a US citizen. Depending on the mood or motivation of the
individual customs examiner, this can vary between a simple verbal
interview, "Where were you born, how long were you in Canada, what are
you bringing back? Ok, have a nice day" to a full blown third degree
with "park your car and bring your papers to the office". The reason
the passport has become the default document is that everybody, (even
Customs examiners), is expected to accept a valid US Passport as proof
of citizenship. Sometimes you can get by with a driver's license and a
copy of a birth certificate. (You can usually get by with a photo ID
and a copy of the birth certificate for your own minor children
travelling in your company). But if you get a grumpy examiner who wants
to put you through the most extreme number of hoops, a passport is
going to be needed to prove citizenship.

Chuck...
Are you referring to the current situation or the upcoming draconian state?
http://tinyurl.com/e6pdo

I'm referring to the current situation, which is what your tourism
folks, marinas, etc are wailing about.

How many provinces you got up there? We could use a few more states.
We'd get your natural resources (and it would take a couple of
generations to waste them as completely as we have wasted those below
the 49 N.) In return, of course, you would get unfettered traffic of
people and commerce across the entirely erased border. And just think,
you would wake up some morning and realize that your national leader
was George Bush! Let me ask you, what could possibly be better than
that? :-)

wrote:
Don White wrote:

wrote:

Don White wrote:



On cue, our manufacturing and tourism people are now crying and moaning
about the strength of our dollar. They say sales will start to drop off
as our goods become more expensive. Tourism is down as many Americans
find that Canada isn't the cheap deal it once was. Then we have Bush's
new law requiring a passport or expensive identity card for US citizens
to get back into their own country. Land of the Free indeed!


The law doesn't specifically require a passport. The standard is that
you must be "able to prove to the satisfaction of the Customs examiner"
that you are a US citizen. Depending on the mood or motivation of the
individual customs examiner, this can vary between a simple verbal
interview, "Where were you born, how long were you in Canada, what are
you bringing back? Ok, have a nice day" to a full blown third degree
with "park your car and bring your papers to the office". The reason
the passport has become the default document is that everybody, (even
Customs examiners), is expected to accept a valid US Passport as proof
of citizenship. Sometimes you can get by with a driver's license and a
copy of a birth certificate. (You can usually get by with a photo ID
and a copy of the birth certificate for your own minor children
travelling in your company). But if you get a grumpy examiner who wants
to put you through the most extreme number of hoops, a passport is
going to be needed to prove citizenship.


Chuck...
Are you referring to the current situation or the upcoming draconian state?
http://tinyurl.com/e6pdo


I'm referring to the current situation, which is what your tourism
folks, marinas, etc are wailing about.

How many provinces you got up there? We could use a few more states.
We'd get your natural resources (and it would take a couple of
generations to waste them as completely as we have wasted those below
the 49 N.) In return, of course, you would get unfettered traffic of
people and commerce across the entirely erased border. And just think,
you would wake up some morning and realize that your national leader
was George Bush! Let me ask you, what could possibly be better than
that? :-)

Ten provinces & three territories.
I think our tourism people are pulling a 'sky is falling' scenario in
anticipation of the 'dark day' when your new ID Card law comes into effect.
Let me see..what could compare with Bush being my president...?
How about a naked swim in our polluted harbour in January?

On 28 Apr 2006 11:07:39 -0700, "
wrote:


Don White wrote:
wrote:
Don White wrote:


On cue, our manufacturing and tourism people are now crying and moaning
about the strength of our dollar. They say sales will start to drop off
as our goods become more expensive. Tourism is down as many Americans
find that Canada isn't the cheap deal it once was. Then we have Bush's
new law requiring a passport or expensive identity card for US citizens
to get back into their own country. Land of the Free indeed!


The law doesn't specifically require a passport. The standard is that
you must be "able to prove to the satisfaction of the Customs examiner"
that you are a US citizen. Depending on the mood or motivation of the
individual customs examiner, this can vary between a simple verbal
interview, "Where were you born, how long were you in Canada, what are
you bringing back? Ok, have a nice day" to a full blown third degree
with "park your car and bring your papers to the office". The reason
the passport has become the default document is that everybody, (even
Customs examiners), is expected to accept a valid US Passport as proof
of citizenship. Sometimes you can get by with a driver's license and a
copy of a birth certificate. (You can usually get by with a photo ID
and a copy of the birth certificate for your own minor children
travelling in your company). But if you get a grumpy examiner who wants
to put you through the most extreme number of hoops, a passport is
going to be needed to prove citizenship.

Chuck...
Are you referring to the current situation or the upcoming draconian state?
http://tinyurl.com/e6pdo

I'm referring to the current situation, which is what your tourism
folks, marinas, etc are wailing about.

How many provinces you got up there? We could use a few more states.
We'd get your natural resources (and it would take a couple of
generations to waste them as completely as we have wasted those below
the 49 N.) In return, of course, you would get unfettered traffic of
people and commerce across the entirely erased border. And just think,
you would wake up some morning and realize that your national leader
was George Bush! Let me ask you, what could possibly be better than
that? :-)

Chuck, are you going political on us again? You've been quite borderline
lately!

Here, make a contribution through this site, and I'll double it!

http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/JohnHerring

That'll take your mind off Bush for a couple minutes!
--
'Til next time,

John H

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JohnH wrote:


Chuck, are you going political on us again? You've been quite borderline
lately!

Here, make a contribution through this site, and I'll double it!

http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/JohnHerring

That'll take your mind off Bush for a couple minutes!
--
'Til next time,

John H

For some reason your site won't accept donations from WA State. WA
isn't an option on the automatic fill list, and can't be entered
manually.
However, I sent you a modest amount using the state designation AA as a
substitute for WA. I did get a receipt, but who knows if it will really
take with the bogus state address on the charge card? If the donation
comes through, please match it.

On 28 Apr 2006 12:31:27 -0700, "
wrote:


JohnH wrote:


Chuck, are you going political on us again? You've been quite borderline
lately!

Here, make a contribution through this site, and I'll double it!

http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/JohnHerring

That'll take your mind off Bush for a couple minutes!
--
'Til next time,

John H

For some reason your site won't accept donations from WA State. WA
isn't an option on the automatic fill list, and can't be entered
manually.
However, I sent you a modest amount using the state designation AA as a
substitute for WA. I did get a receipt, but who knows if it will really
take with the bogus state address on the charge card? If the donation
comes through, please match it.

It took! Damn, you're vicious! I doubled it as per above, but now I won't
be going fishing a couple times. Hell, I may have to give up golf too!

Thanks Chuck, you're most generous. I wish I could see my daughter's eyes
when she sees the jump in the donations amount!
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************

On 28 Apr 2006 12:31:27 -0700, "
wrote:


JohnH wrote:


Chuck, are you going political on us again? You've been quite borderline
lately!

Here, make a contribution through this site, and I'll double it!

http://www.active.com/donate/varace4cure/JohnHerring

That'll take your mind off Bush for a couple minutes!
--
'Til next time,

John H

For some reason your site won't accept donations from WA State. WA
isn't an option on the automatic fill list, and can't be entered
manually.
However, I sent you a modest amount using the state designation AA as a
substitute for WA. I did get a receipt, but who knows if it will really
take with the bogus state address on the charge card? If the donation
comes through, please match it.

PS. Check your email.
--
'Til next time,

John H

******************************************
***** Have a Spectacular Day! *****
******************************************