News Analysis
The Liberal government’s first major bill of the new Parliament introduced this week proposes sweeping changes to a number of current laws in a bid to reinforce border security, with some impacting privacy.
The Strong Borders Act (Bill C-2) proposes to make it easier for authorities to search mail and goods coming in and out of Canada, and make it harder for some people to enter the country and remain.
Along with seeking to address fentanyl trafficking, a hot issue since U.S. President Donald Trump won re-election last November, the new bill would also make it harder to claim asylum in Canada….