The Liberal government has announced new legislation aiming to strengthen the Canada-U.S. border, which would allow border officials to cancel asylum applications, give law enforcement expanded powers to search mail and access private communications, and crack down on money laundering and fentanyl precursors.
“This legislation will ensure Canada has the right tools to keep our borders secure, combat transnational organized crime and fentanyl, and disrupt illicit financing,” Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree told reporters in Ottawa after tabling the legislation on June 3.
Anandasangaree said Bill C-2, the Strong Borders Act, aims to address transnational criminal organizations that have become more “sophisticated” in recent years by using new technologies that make it difficult for law enforcement to investigate money laundering, human trafficking, and the sale of fentanyl and illegal firearms….