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Old 03-19-2006
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Re: U.S. passport rules are 'war on tourism'

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Originally Posted by Thematic-Device
it takes 2 weeks to get a canadian passport, and $80 to get a canadian passport. With more money you can get it faster... This is hardly some terrible burden, and guess what, after you get your canadian passport you can travel to the rest of the visa waived countries too! Its a good idea to have a passport, regardless, now it might mean a bit of hassle for people who live right on the border as they'll have to carry around a passport, but they can fit in a pocket rather easily, and they'll adjust.
A family of four will shell out $320. They won't do this just to cross the border for a day. Therefore, the millions of yearly trips like this that occur now, will be sharply curtailed at a cost of billions to both countries. This will hurt border communities immensely. It's NOT a small burden.
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