Ottawa recalls sensitive database in B.C. border project

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DEAN BEEBY

The Canadian Press

February 15, 2009 at 2:26 PM EST

OTTAWA — The federal government is repatriating a database of personal information about Canadian citizens after warnings the U.S. government might misuse it.

The database with details about several hundred British Columbians was turned over to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency last year as part of a controversial project to issue “enhanced driver's licencesâ€