Former Chrétien-era cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal says that anyone with a U.S. visa has already been vetted for security reasons and wouldn't pose a threat to Canada.

Canada could encourage more high-end tourism by allowing South Americans to use U.S. visas to enter the country, says a former Chrétien-era cabinet minister.

Herb Dhaliwal told The Globe and Mail Thursday that he made the proposal to the office of Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and the idea is under consideration. Mr. Dhaliwal held several cabinet posts under former prime minister Jean Chrétien, including natural resources, fisheries and revenue.

“There are 10 per cent of people in South America who are wealthy and well-connected. They go back and forth to Europe and the United States. They have got money but they d

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