Author Topic: passports for canadians (Read 1748 times)

Skydancer · « **Reply #45 on:** April 06, 2005, 06:21:07 PM »

"guys. we got hit by some airplanes.

we are hardly the first country that has encountered terrorism...

and we are becoming what we have always detested."

JB88 speaks the truth.

Is America no longer the land of the free?

From the outside your nation is begining to look somewhat different.

You want to put up barriers and then you go into other nations and impose your ideas upon them. Hypocracy.

I realy hope our next Govt gets us out of Bush's pocket.

ASTAC · « **Reply #46 on:** April 06, 2005, 06:24:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Skydancer

I realy hope our next Govt gets us out of Bush's pocket.

Never happen....you are pwn3d!!

Skydancer · « **Reply #47 on:** April 06, 2005, 06:39:57 PM »

Thank god not. Mr Blair maybe but the rest of us.

Rolex · « **Reply #48 on:** April 06, 2005, 07:01:40 PM »

I think this is a non-issue. The minority of people who travel outside America already have a passport anyway. Military people should have a passport anyway.

It's just a little sad to see the Canadian/US relationship degrade to this. Aw well, can't stop "progress."

Tumor · « **Reply #49 on:** April 06, 2005, 07:11:18 PM »

Just go get a freekin passport and quit whining.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #50 on:** April 06, 2005, 07:11:47 PM »

This is funny. Some of you think that requiring a peice of paper to enter a forgein nation, or re-enter your own nation is as if the United States is closing borders down completly.

ASTAC · « **Reply #51 on:** April 06, 2005, 07:19:52 PM »

I'm not looking at it that way..what is sad is the Canadians have let us down...if their security was better..then this boarder thing would be a non issue.

Cobra412 · « **Reply #52 on:** April 06, 2005, 08:00:38 PM »

Actually Toad you can use your military ID as a passport on your personal vacations though it's not highly recommended to do so. I used mine when I went to the Bahamas. My wife did the same thing traveling back and forth from England on civilian transports.

The government also issues government passports and highly recommends all military members purchase a standard passport. Specifically due to the fact that producing your military ID instead of a passport will make you stand out and could make you a potential target. I was taught to keep my military ID hidden when traveling outside the US and to only use my passport when asked for identification.

I don't see why using a passport is a bad thing. So what if the Canadians can't just use a standard ID to enter the US. Every other country requires a passport if your not from there so why shouldn't the US when it comes to the Canadians? Canada shouldn't be a special case when it comes to showing proper identification.

airbumba · « **Reply #53 on:** April 06, 2005, 08:13:55 PM »

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Originally posted by ASTAC
I'm not looking at it that way..what is sad is the Canadians have let us down...if their security was better..then this boarder thing would be a non issue.

Haha, finally some humour.

Per capita we've outspent the US in border control. And by the way, with your border dudes doing such a good job down south, by letting, what, a million or two undocumented people into your country, I hope we check the passport of evryone entering from the US.

Now just for more watermelon and giggles, tell me the story again about how all the 911 dudes crossed the Canadian border.....please tell that one! It's such a fun little story, gets me all warm inside. So c'mon tell me that one again?

haha, great humour here.

Cobra412 · « **Reply #54 on:** April 06, 2005, 08:30:44 PM »

Yep Airbumba we can surely trust open borders with Canada when they allow these kinds of folks to live there.

Millennium Plot

Fishu · « **Reply #55 on:** April 06, 2005, 08:33:49 PM »

A canadian who I met in the states, was admitted on the flight to the states with the passport and the green card.
He couldn't prove with the drivers license that hes a canadian

I wonder how many terrorists will actually check positively on the question asking whether they're terrorists or coming to the country to commit sabotage etc.
Of course the same card tells the traveller to contact the embassy prior to the travel, if he checks positively on any of the questions. You get the green card when checking in for the flight or in the plane

airbumba · « **Reply #56 on:** April 06, 2005, 08:42:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Cobra412
Yep Airbumba we can surely trust open borders with Canada when they allow these kinds of folks to live there.

Millennium Plot

C'mon Cobra get along with it. Tell me the 911 story pleeeaassse, I like that one sooo much more.

Oh, another good one is people sneaking across the Canadian border...haha, ya well the better do it in the few summer months we have, cause theres plenty of neck deep snow stopping people from waltzing over the border during the winter months.....unlike Mexico.

Now, can I hear my story?

Oh ya, which province did Timmy McVeigh come from again? That must be a story by now? Maybe I'd like to hear that one....

Cobra412 · « **Reply #57 on:** April 06, 2005, 08:52:43 PM »

What don't want to comment on the Millennium Plot? I kind have figured you wouldn't.

Poor Canadians can't come to the US without a passport anymore. I'm sure many US citizens are horribly upset with this. Why come here if you have issues with the US in the first place? Don't like us then don't come. If you wanna cross our borders though you better get a passport. If not then stay HOME!

stantond · « **Reply #58 on:** April 06, 2005, 09:00:55 PM »

I was always surprised that going to Canada or Mexico did not require a passport. If I leave the country (and I rarely do because I love the USA and really see no reason to leave it) I want to get immunized and have a passport. While we are in a global economy and my ancestry (at least before 200 years ago) was european, the world is a very dangerous place. Most countries hate the US.

911 was a brutal and rude wake up call. I put requiring a passport to enter or exit the US right with the "don't run with scissors" rule. While it is a change, and change comes hard to some, requiring a passport (like immunizations) is a good idea.

Regards,

Malta

p.s. I do not consider Canada a country that hates the US. Any country whose beer I drink I would consider visting. Strange criteria to some, but it makes sense to me. The same thing goes for Bar-B-Que.

Fishu · « **Reply #59 on:** April 06, 2005, 09:06:48 PM »

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Originally posted by stantond
Most countries hate the US.

Thats an absurd and ignorant statement.
It really shows you haven't been to "outside".

It doesn't mean the other countries hates the US, when they disagree with the actions.
The "hate" word is a totally wrong word for it.

A good example are these forum trolls here, whos been calling me anti-american, american hater... and what not.
Apparently I should be hating the USA, but for some reason this anti-american american hater just recently spent 3 weeks in the states in an american family and would like to do it again.