From what I have read, and seen reported on TV news, "Canada" has suggested nothing of the kind. In fact, "Canada", in the form of Deputy PM "landslide" Annie, has resisted and continues to say the Government [i.e. "Canada"] will not be arming its border guards/customs officers. This is only a recommendation of a Senate committee, and we know what happens in the Red House.

Surely the element that affects us here most is the recommendation that the per trip exemption be raised to C2K$.