New ID card may not be needed for U.S. travel: Day

Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said Wednesday travel across the Canada-U.S. border may still be possible with just a driver's licence and birth certificate even after the United States introduces the use of secure border cards.

Appearing on CBC, Mr. Day — who is in Washington for meetings with U.S. government officials — said he has received assurances from high-ranking U.S. officials including U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff that current documentation will still stand once a controversial U.S. border plan is enacted.

However, he said, Canadians and Americans opting to travel under the older identification requirements may face longer delays at the border and could have to line up separately from those using more secure forms of ID, like a passport or the planned U.S. secure border card.

“They're going to use that, I think, as an incentive to try and get more Americans to buy into this concept of a national ID card.”

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May be a tad bit stale but I don't think that it has popped up yet.

Americans will stay away from Canada in droves regardless if this keeps up.

But the overall affect will be a nail in NAFTA. So expect that it will somehow become a point where a white knight will appear on the topic. And save the day for all.

money won't