----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Stenquist" Subject: Re: Gone Again and a GFM note
I doubt that. The suggested rule will almost certainly be amended to exclude any additional requirements for Canadian citizens. The US auto industry immediately screamed foul when the passport requirement was suggested. Hundreds of truckloads of Canadian made auto components are delivered over the bridges into Michigan every day. No one wants to hamper that flow. What's more, Bush has come out in favor of lifting restrictions on Canadian beef. The US needs to maintain good trade relations with Canada. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the United States imports more foreign goods than any other country in the world. There are times when measures have to be taken to guard against dumping, but in general our trade regulations are quite liberal. The bureaucrats who originally proposed the passport requirements where thinking in terms of protecting the borders from terrorist infiltration. I doubt that anyone had protectionist intentions.
Sorry, it's my suspicious nature.
The problem with your trade regulations is that you have a system in place that allows you to not keep the deals you make.
At some point, we'll just find trading partners that can be trusted.....
William Robb
