Stephen Harper and Federal Government

federal government: Additional changes could flow out of an ongoing review of who should be eligible for government-sanctioned travel documents, according to Globe and Mail. Special passports, which have a green cover, are issued to office-holders like MPs, senators, provincial cabinet members, and non-diplomats employed by the government who are travelling on an official mission abroad and The federal government has quietly tightened the rules for travel on special and diplomatic Canadian passports after Stephen Harper ordered a review amid alleged misuse for travel and personal business. Diplomatic passports, easily identified by their distinctive red cover, are issued to high-ranking government officials, diplomats and representatives, and Canadian government delegates to organizations or conferences. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.