IT is not often a columnist like me truly gets a news scoop. So I was apprehensive when founding out, from what I felt was a reliable source, that Mexico was about to demand Canadians have passports to enter the country.

After considerable thought I went forward with the information in my column, before it was officially announced.

No other media picked up the story after the column ran. I was feeling not at all comfortable with the decision when an industry peer, after contacting the Mexican consulate in Toronto, informed me that the people there laughed at such a possibility.

I stuck with my faith in the source, and I am glad I did. I hope that those who might have been planning to travel to that wonderful country without a passport applied for one immediately, and receive it on time to enjoy a pleasant March or April holiday.