Unfortunately, while as a Canadian I am sympathetic to your point about the obnoxiousness of US passport / border entry controls... it's not just a symmetrical tit-for-tat, as the EU has also imposed this stuff on Canadians.
In the past a passport was sufficient on both ends, as far as I understand it. Now Canadians will have to do this same thing.
In the past a passport was sufficient on both ends, as far as I understand it. Now Canadians will have to do this same thing.