We're Not There Yet

In spite of it being the year 2006, we are unable to master the movement of money across national borders. I am still unable to simply and easily transfer money from a US bank account to make a payment in Canada. So I'm forced to write cheques, aka checks, which I absolutely detest. And then, when I try to deposit a cheque drawn from a Canadian bank in my US account (a gift from my maternal grandparents), I am confronted with paying a $75 (!) fee. Utterly ridiculous and completely frustrating.

Mr. Gorbachev (or someone), tear down this wall!