U.S. border fee proposal to be ‘vigorously’ fought by Ottawa [video included]

CBC News
April 22, 2013

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Ottawa “will vigorously lobby against” a proposal to charge every vehicle and pedestrian a fee to enter the United States at any land border crossing, says a spokeswoman for Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

The Department of Homeland Security wants Congress to authorize the study of a fee that could be collected from everyone who enters the U.S. at land crossings bordering Canada and Mexico.

Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade thinks a fee to simply enter the U.S. would be bad for business between the two countries.

“Canadian officials will vigorously lobby against this proposal,” department spokeswoman Emma Welford told CBC News in an email.

“We believe that any fee on travelers crossing the Canada-U.S. border would be bad for travellers and bad for the economy,” .

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[hat tip: Sylvain Henry]