Premier sees progress on passport law

From the Niagara Falls Review:

Premier Dalton McGuinty says he and two other Canadian premiers “moved the yardstick forward” this week in their bid to convince Washington to accept high-security drivers’ licences to enter the U.S., instead of passports.

“We know the Americans are going to do something. We’re going to have to do something with them. This seems to be the most sensible way to go about it,” McGuinty told The Review Tuesday.

The Ontario premier, Manitoba’s Gary Doer and New Brunswick’s Shawn Graham have been in the American capital since Monday, holding meetings with governors of 20 states and members of Congress.

They’re trying to convince American lawmakers to postpone the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative and to consider alternative documents to a passport.

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3 Responses to “Premier sees progress on passport law”


  1. 1 Dan

    NEW CREEPY CRAWLY EXHIBIT AT BIRD KINGDOM!

    http://www.tourismexchange.com/exchange/en/cobrand/ctc/getArticle.jsp?articleID=3926&languageID=1

    I’m pretty sure the Aviary did this last year, but if anyone is visiting over the March break, this looks like a neat attraction to visit.

  2. 2 Rick

    Graham, you posted a while ago about Cirque Niagara returning this year with the same show and starting much later than last year. I was just looking at their web site, and discovered that they are doing shows at Woodbine Racetrack in April and May, hence the later start here. It doesn’t really give any information about how or why, just ticket info.

  3. 3 Graham

    Thanks Dan and Rick. I’ll post on both of those tomorrow.

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