New Canada-U.S. Border Agreement to be Unveiled by Obama and Harper in December

Those who worked on hammering out the agreement over the past nine months are proud of it (The Globe and Mail)

It will harmonize a plethora of regulations and safety standards in the automobile, food and other industries. It will make it easier to obtain temporary work permits and a trusted-traveller document that will allow frequent crossers to skip the lineup at Customs.

Air, land and maritime inspections will be more fully integrated, and both sides will be able to more easily detect and deter cyber threats.