21 December 2007

Bill would delay passport requirement at U.S. border

The following was reported on in the 21 December 2007 edition of “globeandmail.com”.

Passports won't be necessary for Americans and Canadians entering the United States by land until mid-2009 - a year later than planned - if a budget bill passed yesterday by Congress gets the approval of U.S. President George W. Bush.

A provision of a budget bill passed yesterday pushes back by a year the plan by the Department of Homeland Security to require passports from border crossers from Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean as a way of strengthening national security.