Write the Minister (Ralph Goodale). Write the Prime Minister.  Here's mine.

I want to register my very strong opposition to expanding the powers of US agents on Canadian soil as envisaged under the Preclearance Act. In particular it is unconscionable that they should go armed, since that implies we are granting them the right to decide to shoot our citizens. 

It is obviously necessary to speed goods across the border. It is less obviously necessary to accommodate the US in this way as regards passengers. The Nexus program handles people on business. Holidaymakers who have to clear border controls in the US might just decide to keep their money at home. Or spend it elsewhere.

If the US cannot abide by Canadian laws (as they now exist) then perhaps preclearance is just too costly to our sovereignty. We are already getting to the thicker part of the wedge.  

[ianinbc]
Nanoose Bay, BC