We've been looking at the guarantor program for some time, and you're quite right. Mr. MacKay recently announced changes to the guarantor program whereby any Canadian passport holder will be able to act as a guarantor for another Canadian who is applying for a passport. Certainly, we feel it expands the availability of guarantors. Nearly half the population now has a valid passport. Certainly, we feel we know far more about passport holders than we do about members of professional associations.
On June 20th, 2007. See this statement in context.