Economics of Policing
A look at the rising costs of police work and the increased need for imaginative options. [node:read-more:link]
Customs & Immigration
Q&A with CBSA
Public Affairs officers at CBSA respond to questions from FrontLine's Executive Editor, Clive Addy. This federal agency is responsible for the regulation and smooth flow and passage of legitimate people and goods across our borders into Canada. [node:read-more:link]
Immigration Screening & Enforcement Improvements
Getting it right in border security is essential to reduce criminal activity and improve public safety. [node:read-more:link]
Immigration & Borders
Do our immigration policies and procedures create enforcement gaps? [node:read-more:link]
Customs and Immigration Union
An exclusive FrontLine Security interview with Jean Pierre Fortin, National President of the CIU. A frank discussion of improvements and serious areas that still require effort. [node:read-more:link]
Beyond the Border Agreement
A Sound 21st Century Approach to North American Security and Prosperity. [node:read-more:link]
Arming our First Line of Defence
The decision to arm CBSA officers enhanced border security, improved officer effectiveness, and brought the Canadian border services in line with those of most other western nations. [node:read-more:link]
A Border-crossing fee into the US?
Examining consequences of adding a land-crossing fee at the Canada-U.S. border. [node:read-more:link]
Part 2 – Canada's Tobacco Roads
This focus is almost exclusively on illicit cigarettes manufactured in Ontario and Quebec, and the factors driving this criminal and lucrative trade. [node:read-more:link]
Canada's Immigration system not quite under control
Auditor General found that the CBSA has no quality-assurance program to ensure that all the proper screening procedures have been completed for all refugee claims. In the face of repeated Liberal assurances that “every single person crossing our borders, whether legally or illegally, gets processed according to all our rules", the audit found files that contained errors, and flagged some 400 claims where required biometric checks for criminality or identity were not completed. [node:read-more:link]
UN calls on Canada to do more on refugee crisis
The coordinator for South Sudan Refugees for the UN High Commissioner asserts that "Canada can do more" to take in refugees from South Sudan. [node:read-more:link]
Dealing with Canadian ‘Jihadis’ Detained Abroad
Operational and policy reforms are essential for the protection of the Canadian public when Canadian jihadis are caught and detained abroad. [node:read-more:link]
Border Security & Organized Crime
Minister Blair has received his well-defined mandate, and can recommend actions that, if taken, will immediately deliver on his mandate related to Borders, Guns, Gangs and Drugs. [node:read-more:link]
Failing to Remove Criminal Deportees
In addition to a requirement of consent from the criminal for transfer, Canadian law has created a literal incentive for non-citizen criminal deportees to commit new crimes to prevent their removal from Canada. [node:read-more:link]
Customs and our Military
Few Canadians know about the relationship between the Canadian Armed Forces and Customs, now called the Canada Border Services Agency. [node:read-more:link]
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