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$85 (?) (!)

May 20th, 2003 by Will

I was talking to my mom the other day, and she mentioned taking a short day-trip up into Canada this summer. Well, I don’t have a passport, and I’m fairly certain that with all the fear mongering and terrah™ BS that’s been used to desecrate the constitution these past few years that even to go up into Canada you probably need one.

So, I decided to look into getting one. Couple of things. First, they say you have to give them a Social Security Number or risk a $500 fine. What? What!!! What part of not to be used as a national tracking ID do they not understand?

Then, I come to the fees. It costs like $85 to get a passport. That doesn’t include the cost of getting one of those pictures taken and whatever else you have to do. For all I know you probably have to buy some goofy flag bumpersticker and swear allegiance to George before they let you out of the damn country. No, $85 just for the government fees related to getting the passport.

I mean Canada seems like a nice enough place and all. Heck in a lot of ways, it seems a whole lot better than the US these days. But, for $85 I could get Strange Brew, Canadian Bacon and still have money left over for beer. If you have Bob and Doug McKenzie and Beer, then what do you need Canada for?

5 Responses to “$85 (?) (!)”

  1. on 20 May 2003 at 7:41 pm1 beth

    When I went to Canada, I only needed my birth certificate.

  2. on 20 May 2003 at 10:25 pm2 Will

    Hmmm.. Good to know. Did you go post 9/11? I imagine you’re actually on a plane. Or at least you soon will be, but if you happen back by my site before you leave, have fun in England.

  3. on 21 May 2003 at 3:26 am3 beth

    pre 9/11. Thanks!

  4. on 24 May 2003 at 6:28 am4 stynxno

    when i went to canada, all they asked for was where i was going, why i was there and if i have an firearms. When I returned to the US, all they looked at was my driver’s license.

    And I went to Canada about eight months after 9/11.

  5. on 02 Jul 2003 at 7:50 pm5 Anonymous

    No need to stress over passports and pictures. Weather your flying or driving in all you need is your driver’s license and possibly your birth certificate. Ninety-nine times out of hundred all they will ask you for is your DL, along with a few questions about your travels in Canada.

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