U.S. border ID plan assailed

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WASHINGTON — Two former ambassadors to Canada are urging U.S. officials to delay the plan for strict new identification documents at the border, saying it's a looming train wreck that won't make anyone safer.

And he applauded the defence spending boosts under federal Conservatives.

Canada and the United States should continue their incremental economic integration, he said, and avoid a big, rancorous debate over sovereignty.

The two countries will "have a union in everything but name" in 10 or 15 years, said Cellucci, who thinks tourists shouldn't have to pay duty on goods and supports easy labour mobility between Canada, Mexico and the United States.

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