A fence in the north, too; Canada and the United States.(Canada, America and border snags)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: March 1, 2008 | Copyright information

For Americans the border is a security issue; for Canadians it is a vital business artery that has become clogged

A DRAMA series about the border between Canada and the United States would once have induced a yawn in the television audience. Residents of both countries could pass through what was dubbed the world's longest undefended border, stretching for 8,900km (5,500 miles), with just a word or a wave of the hand. But since September 11th 2001, there has been enough action in the once-mundane world of Canadian customs and immigration officials to make "The Border" a ...

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