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Canadian association steps up lobbying effort on securityCanadian association steps up lobbying effort on security
1-Feb-2006
CANADA. Canadian border trade body Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) has joined a US/Canada coalition lobbying for governments to balance security requirements at the border with the economic needs of retailers. The Borders for Economic Security, Trade and Tourism (BESTT) organisation, based in Washington DC, opposes proposed legislation that will require cross-border travellers to carry "burdensome forms of documentation", such as the recently-announced PASS card
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"We've joined the BESTT coalition to oppose anti-trade and tourism regulations," said FDFA executive director Laurie Karson. "We believe the use of a more secure form of a driver's licence
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