Just as we were turning our thoughts to the December holidays last year, Canadians and Americans might not have noticed the announcement that our two governments had firmed up their plans to create “a perimeter approach to border security”.   Among other things, Harper and Obama have agreed to increase the cross-border flow of information [...]

I can’t remember whether we travelled by bus or in Joe’s silver diesel Rabbit. I don’t recall where we slept, ate, or how long we stayed, but my first visit to New York City left an unmistakable mark on my life. It was June 1982, and the United Nations was holding its Second Special Session  [...]