“It’s not time to be lax at the borders”: the call of a senator

Senator Sandra Pupatello asks the various government orders to invest more for border security in southwest Ontario following two alleged illegal passages in kayak and motorcycle.

In this region, rivers such as Detroit and Sainte-Claire rivers form natural borders between Canada and the United States.

The senator’s declaration is added to those of the Ontario Prime Minister Doug Ford. Similarly, elected officials and the customs union who denounces the lack of supervision on the border.

In a press briefing Tuesday in Windsor. Furthermore, Ontario, Doug Ford said that he lacked, on the border, thousands patrol agents.

It has been a while that this question concerns us. Nevertheless, and the mayor Bradley [de Sarnia] And I have asked the government to remedy the border porosity herecomments the federal deputy Dearni-lambton-Bamton-Bourwwangno, Marily Gladu Gladu Dladu.

The president of the union representing employees of the Canada Border Services Agency (ASFC). In addition, Mark Weber, deplores that their “it’s not time lax borders”: border control power is limited.

The border is large. Meanwhile, It takes a lot of staff. Similarly, labor to do this work, but we want to be part of the solutionhe explains. Moreover, Mark Weber points out that even if the agents of theASFC see someone illegally crossing the border. Consequently, they must call the GRCeven if they have the same legal powers.

Border rivers – "it's not time lax borders":

In one week. the authorities believe that a man illegally entered the United States on a motorcycle. Another individual who would have tried to illegally enter Canada into kayak was caught in the act by a. LaSalle police officer.

The director of the port to the Windsor port administration. Peter Berry, says that such incidents are common and that it is necessary to do more to prevent them.

In the past. I have found handcrafted boats, buoys, pool buoys, which they used to cross.

Peter Berry points out that Whenever someone manages to enter the country without anyone knowing it, it raises concerns concerning illicit activities. Mr. Berry cites drug and weapon trafficking as well as the trafficking of human beings.

Not laxity border

Senator Sandra Pupatello believes that the current political. economic context in relations between the United States and Canada should push Canadians to be more serious with border security.

We have a trade war with the United States. now is not the time to be lax with borders.

She maintains that It’s time to deal with drugs of drugs, illegal immigration, firearms and all [raisons] that the United States uses as a stick [contre nous].

Sandra Pupoplello estimates that it is necessary to show that Canada is serious with the border.

Plus investment pour Windsor

Senator Pupatello wants the government to grant no more attention at the Windsor-Détroit corridor. It is a very important corridorexplains Sandra Pupatello because it represents 25 % of all trade between Canada and the United States. She believes that “it’s not time lax borders”: the Ministry of Defense has billions of dollars to [sécuriser] borders.

The director of the Windsor port. Peter Berryalso requests more investments in order to have the technology, staff and equipment necessary to enforce the law.

We need funding that will bring together a boat from the Ontario Provincial Police. a RCMP boat and a Windsor police boat in the same building and in the same place.

Currently, Windsor has no budget for better border surveillance. Operating a boat is expensive, and each police force has a large area to cover. For example, only one boat and two people to patrol TECUMSEH to Lake Érié, it’s hugeestimated Peter Berry.

He nevertheless thinks that The government is doing it, cautiously, methodically, but not quickly enough.

Integrated operations

In a declaration, the GRC says she Maintains a unit in Windsor Shiprider, whose agents conduct integrated maritime cross -border operations for the application of the law.

The role of units Shiprider Includes prevention. detection, repression, investigation and pursuit of criminal offenses or violations of laws related to the application of border rules. This includes, without limiting itself, illicit drug trafficking, smuggling of migrants, firearm trafficking […]as well “it’s not time lax borders”: as terrorism.

In May. the Ford government announced that it will finance the maintenance of the Windsor police helicopter to patrol the border areas.

Last year, the federal government undertook to pay $ 1.3 billion over six years for the Canadian-American border security and meet the requirements of the President Donald Trump.

The government Carney tabled Bill C-2 to strengthen security at the border (new window). This law would modify several laws in order. among other things, to give new powers to federal agencies, to allow better sharing of information between them and to increase their supervisory powers.

Citizens’ participation

Senator Sandra Pupatello asks citizens in the Windsor region to participate in border surveillance.

You have to open the eye. If we see suspicious things. we must call the police just to indicate that there is someone or something suspect in the river.

She thinks that prevention can help brake illegal passages on the border.

We have a lot of sympathy with someone who wants to enter Canada. but we want everyone to do things correctlyshe concludes.

With the information of Jennifer the Grassa of CBC