Here's a Thought: How About Erasing the U.S.-Canada Border?

Here's a thought - how about erasing the Canada-U.S. border?
A book by Toronto journalist John Ibbitson suggests we're overdue for a North American environmental, economic and security accord

BY BARBARA YAFFE, VANCOUVER SUN

A new book is challenging Canadians to consider the benefits of a radical scenario: Erasing the Canada-U.S. border.

That's right. The two nations would retain their distinct sovereignty but there would be no more passports or work visas.

The continent would see a free flow of goods, services and people; common rules for immigration and refugees; joint inspection of shipping containers from abroad; an integrated terrorist watch list; a system of security enforcement around the perimeter of the continent.

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It's a fanciful idea, advanced in Open and Shut; Why America has Barack Obama and Canada has Stephen Harper.

Ibbitson describes his book as a political pamphlet directed to inspiring conversation about a transformed relationship between the two countries. And it's sure to do that.

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