Prime Minister Stephen Harper: Grand Vision

Presidential Announcement Dept: The Conservative government will use money cut from existing programs to cover the hefty cost of the international pact an attempt to protect the continent from terrorist threats while speeding the flow of people and products across the 49th parallel, according to The Star. Emblematic of this reality is the fact there are no immediate plans for a prime ministerial-presidential announcement of the agreement to be unfurled this month because the Prime Minister s Office has been unable to persuade the White House to make Obama available and oTTAWA A much-ballyhooed perimeter security deal between Canada and the United States will come with a $1-billion price tag for new border facilities and programs to make trade and travel easier, The Canadian Press has learned. The deal, as described by several sources, is more evolutionary than revolutionary, falling short of the grand vision outlined with fanfare eight months ago when Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama announced negotiations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.