Because Vic Toews and Janet Napolitano like each
other, Canada and the United States are about to begin building a better
border.
Before the leaves start to fall, the two countries
will release more than two dozen proposals aimed at easing border congestion
and improving security. Beyond the Border, as it’s called, will disappoint
those who seek a closer economic union between Canada and
the United States. And
it will frighten those who suspect the Harper government of sacrificing
sovereignty and privacy rights to placate the Americans.
But the deal is really nothing more or less than a
set of proposals aimed at getting both countries to trust each other more. If
that trust builds, baby steps will be followed by bigger steps. No Big Bang, no
grand schemes. Instead, something that can actually get done. Read more here.
