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Issue:Arming at Airports

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Deployment of armed CBSA officers at Canadian airports: Letter to Ministers Goodale and Blair

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May 15, 2019

Original letter sent to Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and Bill Blair, Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction by mail on May 13, 2019. Dear Ministers, This letter is in reference to the recent federal government’s announcement regarding regulatory changes surrounding the authorization – or lack thereof – for […]

Press Release – Arming of CBSA officers at airports in Canada: New federal policy is troubling, says Customs and Immigration Union

Airplane on tarmac seen from above with the words "Arming at airports"

May 6, 2019

OTTAWA, May 5, 2019 – The National President of the Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) has denounced as “troubling” the recent announcement by the federal government that CBSA Border Services Officers (BSO) will still not be authorized to carry their sidearm at all times while performing their duties at airports in Canada. For years, CIU, […]

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