I haven't really been following this debate; but the threat from Canada is
NOT almost non-existent.  The threat from native Canadians may be almost
non-existent.  But you do not have to be a native Canadian to cross into the
States from Canada; it is a popular strategy for would-be terrorists
entering the country.

Having said that, I'm sure the border paranoia is overdone.  But there is a
legitimate underlying reason for it.  I'd wager that some of the 9/11
hi-jackers made their way into the States through Canada.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bob_hutton@standardlife.com>
>  I may be wrong here, but I assumed Andrew was referring to the threat
from
>  Canada being "almost non-existent", rather than the general threat of
>  terrorism.  I've travelled to both Canada and the USA before 9/11 (and to
>  the USA after 9/11) and I generally found the American immigration staff
>  to be more brusque, to ask more irrelevant questions and to be generally
>  less tolerant than their Canadian counterparts.