Posts tagged Border Security
What’s In Your Apple Wallet? Border Searches of Electronic Devices
What’s In Your Apple Wallet? Border Searches of Electronic Devices

CBC reported on 5 May 2019 that the Canada Border Services Agency had seized the phone and computer of a Canadian lawyer returning to Canada, after he refused to provide access passwords (urging the devices contained sensitive solicitor-client materials). This is the latest in a series of cases in which the search and seizure powers of the CBSA at the border have provoked controversy. In this post, we unpack what we see to be the most important legal questions.

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Law, Border Security, toppostCraig Forcese and Leah WestCharter of Rights and Freedoms, Border Security, Searches, Electronic Devices, Customs Act
Show Me the Money: National Security and the Budget: Part 2
Show Me the Money: National Security and the Budget: Part 2

For Canadian national security watchers there were a number of items in the 2019 Federal Budget that give a pretty good indication of the Liberal government’s priorities as they head into an election in just a few short months. This second of two posts on the Budget provides a description of plans relating to: RCMP management and CBSA review; Money-laundering, hate crimes and border security.

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In the news, toppostStephanie CarvinBudget, National Security, RCMP, Accountability, Review, Border Security, Illicit finance