Freedom

Officials Support National Driver's Licence As Passport

By Beth Gorham / The Chronicle Journal
The United States expressed strong support Monday for using high-technology driver’s licences as alternatives to passports when crossing the Canada-U.S. border, saying Vermont is developing them. Canada had been lobbying American officials to endorse licences, saying the plan to require passports is already seriously denting tourism and could damage trade. The move came as President George W. Bush sat down with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Montebello, Que., before a tri-lateral summit with Mexico. Full story...

Posted by Editor at August 21, 2007 12:10 PM