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Geopolitically speaking, we are considered enchanting and as cute as buttons. (If anyone should ask, this would be the most central and forceful argument in this blog) That said, everyone loves our passports. (but this may be more of a curse)
An interesting story on passport abuse was done on CTV's W-Five about allegations of a passport fraud ring within the Canadian High Commission in Hong Kong that operated in the 90's, prior to the British hand-over to main land China. (I recall that the Canadian business community were peeing their pants in excited anticipation of all that investment money that would arrive here.)
But even more fascinating events occurred in 1997, when Mossad agents, carrying Canadian passports, were arrested in Jordan for the attempted assassination of a Hammas leader named Khaled Mashall.
Canadian officials quickly claimed that the passports were forgeries, but Norman Spector, a former Canadian ambassador to Israel, AND chief of staff to former (Yay! Former!) Prime Minister Brian Mulroney made the claim that Canadian secret services routinely dangled passports to other security services. Basically we ain't got much when its time to trade info with the other services, so here, take a few passports, and by the way, would you happen to know what the U.S. is bidding on that grain sale to the Ukraine?
Be reassured that an official signal of our displeasure over this event was proposed and perhaps even delivered.
I also googled for images of everyone else and their passports, but this is all I found for you.
How dare he not want my passport.