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Honourable Kevin Falcon
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B.C. and Washington Call to Delay Passport Requirement

June 20 – The governments of British Columbia and Washington have joined together in a joint letter to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada to call for a delay to the proposed passport requirements for re-entry into the United States. The letter was signed by B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire at the first ever high-level dialogue between the two jurisdictions, held in Vancouver, B.C., to address shared security issues and to improve cross-border relations.

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