There are some security measures that are asinine, and some that make sense. There are some that are the result of paranoia, and some that are the result of logic.

This sounds like one of the good ones.

The reality is that Canada is outrageously liberal in who it allows to enter its country. This is a problem.

Karahd said this seemed like a "trust issue." I do not think this has anything to do with what America thinks a Canadian would do. The problem is a malevolent individual using Canada as an easy way to get into the US to do harm.

The only way to guard against that is to have more stringent border measures for all people coming from Canada.

To repeat, this has nothing to do with making things harder or being less trustworthy of Canadian citizens. The purpose is to protect against non-Canadians who use Canada as an easy way to gain access to the US.