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CBSA responds to CIU in regards to the three suspended officers from Manitoba

September 10, 2014

On September 5th, CIU received a letter from CBSA President Luc Portelance, in response to its request that the Agency rescind the disciplinary measures it imposed on three Border Services Officers from Emerson, Manitoba. Mr. Portelance acknowledged the importance of the issue. He instructed Ms. Camille Therriault-Power, Vice-President of Human Resources, and Mr. Martin Bolduc, Vice-President of […]

CIU asks CBSA to reinstate the three suspended officers from Manitoba

August 28, 2014

Following CBSA’s decision to suspend three members without pay, CIU sent a letter to CBSA President, Luc Portelance. The disciplined officers were on duty at their port in Emerson, Manitoba, when an RCMP officer contacted the port with an urgent request for assistance to help apprehend a reportedly armed individual who was a suspect in a […]

CIU vows to support officers suspended for helping RCMP undertake arrest in Manitoba

August 18, 2014

Customs and Immigration Union (CIU) National President Jean-Pierre Fortin has confirmed the CIU will do everything in its power to overturn the discipline imposed last week by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on three Border Services Officers in Manitoba. The three officers in question were on duty earlier this year at a local port […]