Monday, January 29, 2007

oh canada- new border security plan

"The bulk of the money, $337 million, is for the electronic-Manifest program, which allows for computer-automated risk assessments of cargo shipments before they reach Canada... 'There's still going to be that human element at the border, to look at material and talk to the driver, but the amount of time that's going to be saved is going to be significant,' he said of the requirement to file electronic manifests in advance of cargo shipments." Washington Post, Jan. 13, 2007