For Canadians: Day puts national ID card back on the agenda

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Updated Fri. Feb. 17 2006 11:26 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

The new federal minister of public safety, Stockwell Day, is suggesting that a national identification card is inevitable for Canadians.

Day suggested in an interview with The Canadian Press that a government-issued national ID card, which Britain could begin to phase in by next year, is likely forthcoming for Canadians.

"At this point, I don't know what it should be called, to tell you the truth," Day said.

"I don't know if we'll call it that, but we want good, law-abiding people to have smooth and quick access at all border points - not just North American, but international."

Now that the United States has dropped its demand requiring Canadians to show passports to travel across the border, the proposal for a national ID card appears to be back on the table.

"We also want to be able to stop people who are a menace or a threat from getting in or getting out, so that's the overall goal," Day said. >

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[applegrove]

1. We already have it with Health Cards - almost. Really - the less

terrorism we have - the better.

Though I would love to know how much the "system" costs. And if it is about as expensive as the "gun registry".