tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post114511618090513080..comments2024-02-12T05:46:36.595-05:00Comments on talk talk talk: Of Streetcar Subways and Passportstalk talk talk / Shireenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1145145049065346532006-04-15T19:50:00.000-04:002006-04-15T19:50:00.000-04:00Yes, it's too bad they didn't do that.I have no id...Yes, it's too bad they didn't do that.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea how the border guards decide from a driver's license whether someone is a Canadian citizen or not, but I do know they look not just at the country of your passport but your birthplace too. From what I gather in the Toronto Star article, it seems part of the problem is that the customs officers are new, inexperienced, and don't know the townsfolk. Just as I'd like to think the local RCMP detachment knows everyone in a small town, the same ought to be true for customs officers. It's the best way to keep track of who's legit and who's not -- much better than any passport!talk talk talk / Shireenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10453931641034885060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12218227.post-1145137518985764492006-04-15T17:45:00.000-04:002006-04-15T17:45:00.000-04:00_Some of these old border towns should have been e..._Some of these old border towns should have been entirely cleared off the 49th line and moved slightly to one side (either - by a coin flip) a good 100+ years ago.<BR/>_I hope children under 16 (non-driving age) can be exempt from passport requirements. From the US view, there are many more internationally transient people(s) nowadays claiming a dual Cdn citizenship, as opposed to "just us visiting old stocks" from "the other side of town".CQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812751573047844045noreply@blogger.com