thats interesting to know, I'm surprised that the main Canada/USA borders weren't the first to have the new systems , although I guess that the fingerprinting etc doesn't apply to Canadian citizens.
Whats the thinking behind this change then ? I would have thought that the process could be toned down , not ramped up with the introduction of the ESTA system.
Apologies to OP for doubting them
<edit> Ok I've just been looking on the DHS website , soon you'll have to provide biometrics on LEAVING!!!
Jeez , reckon I've done my last trip to the land-of-the-repressed-and-completely-paranoid until I have my Canadian passport.