Are you people out of your #%^&(@ minds?

The National Post:

No proof of citizenship, guarantor needed for passport renewal
BY JULIET O’NEILL CanWest News Service

OTTAWA • Canadians applying for a passport renewal will not have to provide proof of citizenship or a guarantor as of Aug. 15 under new measures introduced to simplify and speed passport applications.

First-time applicants will be able to use just about anybody with a passport as a guarantor as of Oct. 15. Guarantors, who vouch for an applicant’s identity, are now restricted to a small list of professionals.

But the government has ruled out, for now, extending the Canadian passport to 10 years from five, after noting many countries are reducing the length of their passports to five years from 10, Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said at a news conference yesterday.

The government also pledged to alleviate long lineups and other inconveniences by hiring hundreds of new passport staff, extending office hours in some cities and holding clinics in rural areas where officials will collect completed applications. Another 65 post offices and government service centres will receive applications.

The measures were announced as Ottawa faced pressure to persuade the Bush administration to grant Canadians the same reprieve on passports as it has offered American travelers.

Mr. MacKay had said earlier in the House of Commons the government is “disappointed” that the U.S. administration did not offer to alleviate passport requirements for Canadians entering the United States.

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Who's the next lying lier who will find a lying lier to say, "Hey, he's cool!"?